The elevator stopped on the second floor, everyone in the elevator started to get out including Emily. Even though the man was also heading to this floor. But because he wanted to avoid Emily, he changed his mind. He quickly pressed the button for the elevator doors to close immediately. So he moved closer to the elevator doors. Before the door closed completely, Emily and the man stared at each other. Then slowly the elevator door closed completely. The man sighed. Although he wasn't sure if Emily had seen his face, at least she wouldn't recognize him. Because the man always looks different when he meets a woman he previously avoided.
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EMILY 'S POV
"Bye, Eva." I said as I was about to leave the boutique.
And she only nodded in response, because Eva was serving a customer. Before going home, I intended to stop by a supermarket in this mall. I want to buy some toiletries there. I saw the elevator door was open. A middle-aged woman just got out of the elevator. Then I entered this elevator while pressing button two on the side of this elevator. After that I moved towards the inside of the elevator. Because there are many people in this elevator. Maybe later, some of them will get off at the floor that the elevator takes them to first. Ting, I heard the sound produced by the elevator. Automatically I looked up at the elevator doors. It says number two there, so I'm getting out of here soon. But the people standing in front of the elevator doors got out first. As he stepped out of the elevator, a well-dressed man stood in the corner of the elevator with his head lowered. The man was alone, as everyone else in the elevator had already gotten out. Is he okay? From outside the elevator door I saw him start to move towards the side of the elevator. It seemed like he was pressing something on the side of the elevator. Before the elevator doors closed completely, I could see the man's face. I think I know him. But who? I failed to recognize him, maybe because he looked different from his usual appearance. Maybe the man just happens to look alike. I started walking towards the supermarket. Then I took an empty basket to put my shopping items in later. This place is crowded with visitors. I walked towards the place that sold toiletries. I can see many different brands of shampoo neatly arranged on the wall shelves. I shifted a little to look for the brand of shampoo that I usually use. A boy accidentally pushed a wall shelf, it was because he was running with a boy who was a little taller than him. And that made some shampoos messy on the wall shelf that he pushed earlier. The two children just ran away without tidying up again.
"Hey kids!" I tried to call the two boys.
They both looked at me for a moment, then they ran back laughing. Maybe they were afraid that I would scold them. Bad kids, luckily these shampoo bottles are made of plastic. What if it was made from glass bottles? I'm sure these shampoos will break. I'm worried what if they hit the wall of shelves displaying perfume? I grumbled to myself while glancing at the naughty kids. After making sure that no shampoo bottles had fallen, I started to continue my previous activities.
"Excuse me. Excuse me, did you see two boys passing by here?" A young woman asked me.
The girl's face looked panicked. Before I could speak, the girl looked left and right. Then another woman came who was more mature than this girl.
"How, have you found them?" asked the woman who had just approached me and this girl.
This woman is very beautiful. And this young girl was probably his child's nanny. Were the children they were referring to the boys who had crashed into the wall shelves earlier? It was no wonder that they both missed the two boys, after seeing how active the two children were.
"I saw them running that way," I said, pointing in the direction I last saw them.
It seemed like the two children had run quite far, because I was no longer there. Earlier when I was tidying up the things they dropped, the two kids were still standing at the end of the hallway. They were seen looking at the objects arranged at the end of the hall.
"You are really incompetent! How could you let the two of them wander around in such a busy place? Ha!!!" This beautiful woman's scream shocked me.
She started yelling at this girl. I saw the girl who was shouted at start to lower her head. Maybe he felt guilty for his negligence. However, it was her duty as a caregiver to continue to monitor the movements of the child she was caring for.
"I'm sorry, ma'am," said the girl while holding back her tears.
"If only they both didn't meet, then I would..." Before this woman could finish her sentence, I cut her off.
"Sorry, if I seem to be interfering." The woman who was the mother of the children turned to me.
I tried to stop their argument. So I started trying to talk.
"Shouldn't you two go look for them as soon as possible? I'm afraid they'll get too far away if you don't catch up to them right away."After hearing my words, they both looked at each other.
Then they both immediately walked after I pointed back in the direction the children had gone. I know for sure the mother is also panicking, but shouldn't she look for her two sons first? After they left, I took the shampoo I was looking for earlier. Then I walked to the side of the shelf wall. Various brands of toothpaste are displayed here. Actually I need shampoo and body wash. But, because I'm already here, I decided to take one of these toothpastes. For some reason, I felt like someone was watching me. As I looked across the wall of shelves, there was a man walking with his back to me. because I was between the high shelves, only the head was visible. I can't see what it looks like either. Because I felt restless, I quickly grabbed the body wash that was behind this shelf. So I hurried to the cashier.
"Sorry." I bumped into the back of a man who suddenly stopped walking in front of me.
The man turned around and looked at me. I could see that there were many items in the trolley he was carrying.
"It's okay." The man spoke and still looked at me.
This foreign man didn't walk back, he just stood there, continuing to stare at me.
"I apologize again," I said, then I walked away from this man.
Luckily I was second in line. After arriving at the cashier, I started to take out the contents of my basket. Aku hanya membeli sebotol shampoo, pasta gigi, dan body wash. After the female cashier finished scanning my purchases, I took out two bills from my wallet. Then the cashier handed me my change, then I started walking out while carrying my shopping bag. Since I only needed to go down one level, I chose to go down using the escalator. After arriving at the first floor, I walked towards the exit of the mall.
"Ouch, my hair is all messed up." A girl's voice spoke to her friend as I passed them.
This teenage girl styles her hair using her fingers. They were wearing school uniforms. And their uniforms looked a little wet. After arriving outside the mall, it turned out that the rain was already falling very heavily. How can I get home? This morning the weather was very sunny, so I didn't bring my umbrella. If I walk through this rain all the way home it will definitely be very cold. But it looks like this rain will take a long time to stop. I put this plastic bag in my bag. I'd rather run while hugging my bag, because it contains my wallet and cellphone. When I was ready to break through the rain, suddenly someone held an umbrella over my head.
*Continued*