The Events of a Lifetime – part 2
By Enterprise1701_d
Prologue
"Well, young man," the proprietor of the costume shop known as Ethan's said, "You certainly have a big and... varied collection there."
Dexter smiled back. "I've met a couple of friends over the Internet, and I want to surprise them."
The shop owner nodded. "In any case, such a large collection requires an incentive. How does a 25% discount sound?"
"That sounds great!" Dexter replied, smiling happily. Unable to believe his good luck, he eagerly accepted the strange proprietor's method of practically giving his costumes away. And now, thanks to that method, he would barely have to spend any money!
Five minutes later, he left the shop, repeatedly coming back to fill his father's car with the dozen or so outfits he had just bought. All the while, he was grinning to himself... his friends would be so surprised when they got these!
An hour or so later, Dexter stopped at the Sunnydale UPS. In the trunk, and in the backseat, were a dozen boxes, all neatly tied and labeled. Again, it took him a good five minutes to move his load inside.
As Dexter drove home, he grumbled to himself. "Bloody UPS was more expensive than the bloody costumes!"
TBC...
Author's Notes: Sorry about the unusually uber-short beginning folks! This is sort of a side-prequel to my VERY Good Friend, Enterprise1701_d's first contribution to the Chaotic Circumstances Universe "Events of a Lifetime" dealing with a few of Dexter's other friends, plus a whole new character that is entirely unique. Unfortunately... due to RL circumstances, which is often chaotic enough all on its own, Events of a Lifetime2 here is not fully complete just yet, but it is very close to being finished. So, to start with, the Prologue and Chapter 1 are posted first and then the remaining chapters will be posted as the months progress on my usual Update days.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy, and check out Enterprise1701-d 's stories while you can!