Happy 4th of July everyone! (Even if you aren't American :P)
Nepeta had ran her hardest away from that juvenile detention center. She ran until her legs gave out from under her. She crawled to a nearby gas station and slumped in front of the convenience store. It was late at night, and the store was just about to close up. She could see the shadow of the employee, and hear his whistle too. That's when she got a crazy idea. Maybe it was from the lack of food, or the fact that she had ran faster than she ever had in her track meetings, but Nepeta had a crazy idea. She decided that she was going to spend the night at the convenience store.
The first part of getting in was easy. The employee had left the doors wide open because it was so hot and muggy. She creeped up to the doors and slowly slid in, completely undetected. She found a hiding spot behind a rack of assorted snacks, and ducked under it, to make sure she was absolutely hidden. Now, all that was left to do was wait.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the employee left the store, locking up behind him. Once Nepeta knew for sure that he was gone, she sprang out from behind the snack rack, and turned into a ravenous, hungry being from Hell. She devoured everything from chips and hot dogs to cookies and candy. All those days of suffering from barely anything to eat melted away in her mind as she devoured more and more. Finally, after polishing off the last bag of Lays, she let out a great burp, and decided to go to sleep.
Her sleep had been pretty peaceful for once, not having to be outside and all. That was until she got up at three in the morning to use the bathroom, just like always. Except this time, there was no bathroom. Panic quickly set in as she realized that all of that crap she had eaten was going to all come out soon, and she had nowhere to properly dispose of it. Her stomach growled in protest the more she waited.
Oh god, what do I what do I do what do I do! she thought as she desperately searched around for a solution. Then finally, she found it. It was a storage closet, and she hoped as she ripped open the door that there was a bucket in there. There was no bucket, but there was a cardboard box. She sighed miserably and unzipped her pants. This had to be the most awkward thing she had ever subjected herself to.
Once she was done, she closed the door, hoping that the stench wouldn't disturb her too much until she got up. She settled down once again until she realized another issue with her sleeping here: security cameras. She had almost forgotten that they were posted everywhere around the building.
Guess it's time to get the ladder. she thought as she opened the closet door and retrieved the ladder.
A few punches to the cameras later, Nepeta was done with having to worry. She made extra careful not to reveal her face too much to them, and she considered the mission a success.
By the time morning came, Nepeta was on the road again, more determined than ever to reach Kansas. The same employee from last night had come about an hour after she had left, and opened the doors, only to find the most horrifying thing he'd ever seen in his career. Boxes and bags of every snack were strewn about, and random bits of garbage littered the floor as well. There was even an awful odor coming out from behind the closet. But he was mostly concerned about the cash register. He ran over, praying that all the money was still there. To his surprise, it still was. This puzzled him.
So if the money's still there, was it an animal that got in here? It would certainly explain the foul odor in the closet. Nonetheless, this had to be reported. He ran right out the door to his car, where he picked up his phone and called his manager. While he was running, he didn't notice that one bottle of Faygo had gone missing from the fridge.
