Chapter 14:
The clerk returned from answering the phone call and looked at Kate, waiting for her to say something. "So...what seems to be the problem with your purchase?" the clerk asked.
"ummmmmm..." Kate fumbled.
Lizzie made a gesture to go on. "It's...when I got it, it was broken off of the stick!" Kate explained, with a fake grin on her face.
"Was the seal broken when you got it?" the clerk asked now.
"Uhhh....." Kate started.
*Uh oh! she's losing it!* "YES" Miranda mouthed to her. "No," Kate said.
"Well, that is strange...." The clerk said, a bit suspicious.
his eyes trailed to Lizzie and then Miranda and then back to Kate. He caught on after awhile that this was some sort of prank, since he saw Kate in this store plenty of times before and she never complained until now. "Please hold on for a minute," The clerk said, going into his office and picking up the phone.
"Nice going Kate, you almost got us caught!" Lizzie said, in a harsh whisper.
Kate stuck out her tongue and her eyes trailed to where the clerk was on the phone once again. Her eyes widened as she caught the word he said, quite loudly "SECURITY!"
"Run!!!" Kate screeched, "He's calling security!"
The clerk put down the phone and started to chase after them. "GET BACK HERE!!" he screamed.
Lizzie grabbed Ethan and Gordo and pulled them along. They ran towards the door, but two security guards blocked it. *Busted....* They turned and started running the other way, but were caught by the store clerk. "I've got them!" he called to the security guards.
"Oh no you don't!" Lizzie said.
She picked up a half full plastic cup of slushie that was sitting on a nearby table and threw it at the clerk. He let go of Lizzie and screamed. "COLD!!" he cried.
"Run like mother...." Gordo screamed, finishing it before profanity reached his lips.
Kate screamed. They started running down the mall, past booths and stores, people looking at them like they were from Planet X. Suddenly, Kate's surprised scream stopped them all in their tracks. ONe of her high heels had come off and gone flying towards a nearby garbage can. "My designer!" she screeched, running towards it.
"No Kate!" Ethan cried, "They're right behind us, we can't stop!"
"I can't run with one heel!" Kate protested, trying to get to the designer shoe.
"NO!" Miranda cried, hauling Kate back, "Take the other one off, it's wither the designers, or court!"
Kate gulped. She reluctantly took off her other heel and threw it over to the other one. People gathered all around, laughing and pointing, whispering and gossiping. "THERE THEY ARE!" the clerk screamed.
The three men started running towards Lizzie and her friends. "Go!" Gordo screamed.
The all started running again towards the nearby exit. "This is all your fault, McGuire!" Kate complained, panting.
"Don't think! just run!" Lizzie screamed back. *ALMOST THERE!!*
(A/N hope you enjoyed this chappie! Please R&R! ^^)
The clerk returned from answering the phone call and looked at Kate, waiting for her to say something. "So...what seems to be the problem with your purchase?" the clerk asked.
"ummmmmm..." Kate fumbled.
Lizzie made a gesture to go on. "It's...when I got it, it was broken off of the stick!" Kate explained, with a fake grin on her face.
"Was the seal broken when you got it?" the clerk asked now.
"Uhhh....." Kate started.
*Uh oh! she's losing it!* "YES" Miranda mouthed to her. "No," Kate said.
"Well, that is strange...." The clerk said, a bit suspicious.
his eyes trailed to Lizzie and then Miranda and then back to Kate. He caught on after awhile that this was some sort of prank, since he saw Kate in this store plenty of times before and she never complained until now. "Please hold on for a minute," The clerk said, going into his office and picking up the phone.
"Nice going Kate, you almost got us caught!" Lizzie said, in a harsh whisper.
Kate stuck out her tongue and her eyes trailed to where the clerk was on the phone once again. Her eyes widened as she caught the word he said, quite loudly "SECURITY!"
"Run!!!" Kate screeched, "He's calling security!"
The clerk put down the phone and started to chase after them. "GET BACK HERE!!" he screamed.
Lizzie grabbed Ethan and Gordo and pulled them along. They ran towards the door, but two security guards blocked it. *Busted....* They turned and started running the other way, but were caught by the store clerk. "I've got them!" he called to the security guards.
"Oh no you don't!" Lizzie said.
She picked up a half full plastic cup of slushie that was sitting on a nearby table and threw it at the clerk. He let go of Lizzie and screamed. "COLD!!" he cried.
"Run like mother...." Gordo screamed, finishing it before profanity reached his lips.
Kate screamed. They started running down the mall, past booths and stores, people looking at them like they were from Planet X. Suddenly, Kate's surprised scream stopped them all in their tracks. ONe of her high heels had come off and gone flying towards a nearby garbage can. "My designer!" she screeched, running towards it.
"No Kate!" Ethan cried, "They're right behind us, we can't stop!"
"I can't run with one heel!" Kate protested, trying to get to the designer shoe.
"NO!" Miranda cried, hauling Kate back, "Take the other one off, it's wither the designers, or court!"
Kate gulped. She reluctantly took off her other heel and threw it over to the other one. People gathered all around, laughing and pointing, whispering and gossiping. "THERE THEY ARE!" the clerk screamed.
The three men started running towards Lizzie and her friends. "Go!" Gordo screamed.
The all started running again towards the nearby exit. "This is all your fault, McGuire!" Kate complained, panting.
"Don't think! just run!" Lizzie screamed back. *ALMOST THERE!!*
(A/N hope you enjoyed this chappie! Please R&R! ^^)