Alice's Point of View

I hurried quickly behind mother as she weaved in and out of the big crowds on the street.

"Hurry up, Mary Alice" Mother seemed quite skilled at this. She was moving at an incredibly fast pace. It was very hard to keep up, the paths my mother had made closed up very quickly. It was a very warm day too; my dress was feeling very heavy. I felt very sad that I was a girl at this point.

I remember what one of my mothers friends have said before.

She believed that this was not the only life we have lived in. She believes that we have all had past lives and will have future lives. We could come in as men or women and in any shape or form but our souls would still be the same. That idea stuck with me ever since that day.

I wonder what my future life would be, would I be more beautiful? Would I be more outgoing? Would I be more enchanting? My desires were flooding my head.

In my future life I would also want to have a caring husband, one that would sweep me off my feet and would do anything to see me happy. I guess I was coming to an age where marriage should be considered. Only I don't I ever took much notice to the boys in my classroom. They were still boys.

I looked around and couldn't not find mother. I finally saw the back of her dress and quickly hurried along after it. She finally stood before a store that seemed to be made entirely out of wood. It looked older than most of the stores on this street and it had a strange comforting sense coming off of it.

There was a big wooden sign near the roof of the store and it read,

'Treasures of A Lifetime' this was a beautiful name for a store.

"There you are! I was afraid I lost you. This store sells vintage items from the past and some newer and rarer items too. I thought we should take a look in here and see if we can find anything suitable."

My mother was very thoughtful. My father collected all sorts of trinkets and collectibles from all over the world. Father went on many business trips, some lasting for over a month. I secretly wished for my father to be away sometimes because my mother seems less stressed when he isn't around.

Father always brings us the best presents too. My sister and I would look out the windows sometimes waiting for him to be back home. He wasn't here on his birthday last year and so I believe my mother wanted to make it up to him/ This would be the perfect store for my father.

My mother opened the door of the store and I heard a little bell. That must have been put there to remind the sales clerk that customers have arrived.

The store was just as fascinating inside as it was outside. There wasn't much light and I believed it added to the mood. There was a very strong smell, musky and cedar like smell; I liked the smell a lot.

Under the cashier counter was a display. And mother was peering through it.

"How do you like the old fashioned cigarette holder? It was made over 100 years ago, Mary Alice!" Mother sounded so excited and so I decided to let her buy anything she wanted for father. I had a feeling father was going to like anything and everything my mother bought him.

I smiled and nodded and left my mother to consider some other things. I walked around the small store and on one of the shelves I found a beautiful necklace. The charm was actually a ring. The ring had a beautiful red rock in it and I wanted the necklace. I couldn't very well ask my mother for a present for myself when we were shopping for my father's present.

The necklace was not very expensive and I knew I had enough money. I loved having jewelry. At home I had a small treasure chest filled with all sorts of stuff I had collected over the years. I decided to wait until mother left the store and buy it quickly.

On the other side of the store hanging on the wall was a key ring with an engraved stone that said Harmony.

Father would absolutely love this present and I bought with my own money too. I walked over to mother and showed her my discovery.

"Mary Alice, That's wonderful. Of course you can buy it with your own money. Your father will be very pleased."

I handed the key ring to the shop clerk and when mother wasn't watching I handed him the necklace as well. I paid for both of them and he offered to wrap the key chain.

I smiled and agreed.

The thrill of shopping is amazing and it's a lot of fun too.

I suddenly heard a huge screech and I many people screaming. This was very scary. I thought it came from outside the shop so I quickly progressed to the door to see if something happened. There was no noise outside but I had a feeling something terrible was going to happen.

I quickly dropped my presents into my pocket and screamed out on to the streets,

"CLEAR THE STREETS, PLEASE CLEAR THE STREETS!" I wouldn't let anyone get hurt. Something was going to happen.

"Mary Alice what are you doing. This is no way to behave." Mother rushed over and grabbed my arm. She looked furious.

"Mother let go! Please clear the streets!" I turned around and ran outside. I looked to the left of the road and saw two carriages almost colliding and they were skidding towards this way. The screaming began and this time it was real, then came a big explosion.

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