All customers' eyes snapped towards Alice as her hand landed a resounding slap on the employee's face. The luxury shoe store in Diamond Mall fell silent. Alice had been browsing through the exquisite collection, carefully selecting a pair of shoes, only to have them snatched away by the oblivious employee, who assumed she had changed her mind.
"Did I give you any indication that I didn't want those shoes?" Alice's voice reverberated through the store, her anger seeping into every word.
The employee's hands instinctively flew to her reddening cheek, tears welling up in her eyes, but she managed to hold them back.
Alice's voice grew sharper as she continued, her eyes blazing with anger. "What are you going to do now? You assured me that those were the only pair in Evermore City!"
