Culinary shopping

~City of Prix~

Their car left the garage and took off the streets now. Alec kept driving nervously. He couldn't understand Wini's reactions to any of his deeds earlier today. He started recalling all the incidents that happened sometime ago while driving. Wini was seated beside him. Staring at the window glass. She suddenly turned to Alec.

Alec had a smile on his face. Wini sees this. "Stop the car!!" She yells abruptly. Alec was startled. "What? Here?" He asked. "Stop the car!" She yelled again. She was furious. "Please don't be like this Wini," Alec says. Hearing him mentioning his name, Wini gives him a death stare! "B-Boss! Please Please understand, we will be reaching your place soon," Alec corrected himself.

"When I said to stop it, you know what you have to do right?" Wini glared at him. "Of course, I know. I need to drive faster and not listen to anything you say," Alec thought. "If you don't know how to respect your Boss, then I shall open the door and get off just like that, to respect my own wish." Wini said in a cold tone.

"N-No no… please… okay!" Alec requests Wini in a gentle way and looks for a safe parking area. He quickly spots a departmental store with an adjacent parking space. He drove the car towards the departmental store and parked the car.

*HUFF*

Alec sighed after parking the car. Wini opened the door with a strong push and closed it in full anger.

*THUD*

The car door closed with a huge sound.

"Thank goodness, this isn't my car!" Alec murmured. "But hey! Wait! Where's she going? What's up with this girl? She isn't crazy? Is she?" Alec talked to himself inside the car. He saw Wini was about to enter the departmental store. But…she doesn't. She takes a U-turn and walks back towards the car. "Wait what? Is she coming back? I don't know what's coming actually," Alec talks to himself again.

Wini reached in front of the car and knocked on the glass window. Alec saw her furious face again. He quickly lowered the glass. "Don't follow me!" Wini instructed Alec with full rage and left. Alec saw her finally entering the departmental store. "But this car isn't mine! She didn't even take the car keys with her!" Alec murmured. "She isn't herself now." Alec thought and decided to follow her.

He leaves the car and keeps the keys with him. He then enters the departmental store. "24/7 departmental store huh?" Alec smilingly asked the security guard in the entrance. The guard smiled and nodded. "Alright, did you see a girl, just enter the store? Which way did she go?" Alec asked. "A lady with a black overcoat?" The guard asked back. "Yes!" Alec nodded. "She went to the culinary departmental," The guard said. "Ah Alright," Alec heads towards the culinary department.

"Why on earth? Culinary shopping, this late? I can't even cry!" Alec murmured. After a few minutes of looking here and there, he finally spots the lady with a black overcoat and his boss. Wini was seriously staring at some items. He started walking near her and then suddenly remembered that she had asked him not to follow her. "Seems like it's time for a little hide and seek," Alec thought and hid behind a rack.

He tried to peek in and see what she was looking at and then found out. "Knives?" Alec was surprised.

Wini was now moving towards another rack. Alec had to keep up but this way, he would get caught soon. He had already angered her enough and couldn't risk it anymore. He rushed to the apparels department. "Can you show me a hoodie please?" Alec asked a salesgirl there. "Surely Sir, this way please," She took her to the hoodie section. Alec looked through the hoodies and found an appropriate one. "That XL one please," Alec pointed out a hoodie to the salesgirl. "Great Sir!" The salesgirl headed to the counter to pack it for him.

Alec took the package and walked into a trial room. He wore the hoodie inside the trial room and made sure the hood covered him partially. He then walked out of it and went back to the culinary department. Wini wasn't there. "Oh no!" Alec was disturbed. He panned his eyes all around the place but could not find her and suddenly,

"You!..." Alec heard a voice from behind him. He quickly turned around and saw Wini standing but…with a sharp knife charged at him. "B-Boss, this isn't appropriate!" Alec was amazed at Wini's shocking behavior. "Do you see its lustre? It's literally shining!" Wini was describing the knife in her hand. "Didn't you want to abduct and harass me?" Wini asked in a cold tone.

Alec was worried and told her, "B-Boss! The Store had CCTV cameras all around. If one of them records you standing and charging a knife at me, I am afraid, things wouldn't turn in your favour."

"Don't you dare advise me! Who do you think you're?" Wini kept pointing the knife towards Alec meanwhile 2 security personnel reached the spot. "Ma'am, please put down the knife!" One of the personnel ordered. "I have bought this knife, not to put it down but to pull it out in front of heinous minded people like him," She pointed out at Alec. "Sir, please don't mind her, she is not well," Alec tried to lighten the situation. "Yeah? I am the one not well here?" Wini yelled. "Okay Ma'am, please put it down first." The personnel repeated themselves. They tried to slowly take the knife away from her but… "What are you trying to do? I have already bought this knife, this is mine, why should I keep it back, see the bill if you need," Wini said and pulled out a bill from her pocket. "Ma'am, we just want you to put it back into the package given to you for ensuring safety here." The personnel said.

"And you," Another security whispered to Alec. "Leave this place right away or things wouldn't be in your favour," The security guard warned. "Wait, are you copying me?" Alec said. "The more impertinent question now is, are you leaving or not?" The guard asked.