The mystery box

'This, is troublesome.'

Ayana thought as she stood behind the counter along with Eric who was as stiff as a statue. She was so confident earlier that things might get better if she buys him a better pair of clothes but to her dismay, the shop was out of stock with Eric's shirt size.

The only thing which they managed to grab was an ankle sized teal colored Capri with a small black strap, hanging at the belt like a flag. There was a wierd symbol in white embroidery on it, which was probably a company mark since they bought from someone selling their merch. A rare occurrence but favourable for them.

The only thing left was a modernistic shirt since otherwise it would look so awkward over that streetwear.

Ayana insisted Eric to remain in the car as she noticed even Eric's pant had gotten wet. Fortunately they weren't that visible due to the dark shade, but still his skin was slightly visible when it came to his white shirt.

But Eric refused it as he knew she would never bring the clothes of his fitting size. He was very certain of it. But it didn't take long to change his opinion since he soon regretted it while standing in the shop embarrassed in front of Ayana.

'She must've been thinking about my huge build. Gah!' he desperately wanted to return to the car, but Ayana wouldn't let him as she requested the female owner to check the storehouse again. She was also trying her best to catch up with him unaware of her boss's feelings.

They waited for fifteen minutes or so, until the coworker of shop owner returned with an old cardboard box covered in dust. Being a stereotypical teenage boy, he was lost in his own world by listening to rap music on his stylish headphone and constant chewing of that gum which he probably had it in his mouth since this morning.

He didn't cared a thing about the customer, the only thing which mattered to him was the salary he would get from his aunt at the end of this month to buy a new motorcycle for himself.

He looked like a rebellious child due to piercing over his eyebrows and ears, but even so he followed his aunts orders without any complaints, well, maybe some tongues were clicked from frustration, but even so he fulfilled his duty thoroughly.

He walked past the owner and placed it over the counter, but unfortunately the box was so dirty, that the dust blew up in the air, making everyone sneeze continuously for a minute.

"Tyler! Look what you've done!! I am really sorry sir and ma'am this kid is still under training." The lady apologized quickly and battled an eye over Tyler. She was dark skinned and had beautiful necklace of sea shells on her neck. Her hairs were short length with shiny black curls and had a bright broad grin on her face exposing the dimple on her left cheek.

Despite having face covered in wrinkles and lose skin hanging around her underarms, her beauty was glamourous along with loose cherry red crop top and a yellow bandana as hairband.

Tyler also shared the same gene as her since they looked so similar, but unlike his aunt, he was of quiet nature.

"What? It's not like I did that on purpose~" he said while getting away steadily from this situation but his aunt caught the hint late and missed the chance to scold him properly and apologize to costumers. In the end, he managed to run away, leaving an awkward silence in the store. But someone wasn't that upset as she could relate herself to the boy very well.

"Sigh, that kid... I am once again sorry ma'am and sir."

"Haha! It's okay! Even I was used to be like this when I was a teenager ma'am." Ayana said as she laughed upon Tyler's actions and eased the shop owner with her kind words.

"Really?! Thank you so much ma'am for your understanding. I didn't even realised we still had some clothes left of this size, but I hardly think you'd like it since it's so old."

"Well... it's not like it can be helped. Sir, would you like to check it out?" Ayana said as their gaze fall upon the only gentleman in this store. The sneeze had brought him back to the reality, but considering how disgusting the box looked he seriously didn't wanted to wear whatever was inside of it. He just couldn't, even if he had to wear the wet shirt all the way.

Since Eric didn't said anything but just look at the box with contemplating gaze, Ayana instantly diverted shop owner's attention to open the box with to see the clothes inside. The owner too hesitantly cooperated with her orders as she noticed the stern look on his face.

The mystery box finally opened but it left everyone in awe as there was something nobody would dare to say it out loud. Their lips were sealed tight shut and their eyes were secretly focused on Eric's face which had even more frowns than before. This was clearly a bad sign for the girls.