Welcome to Day 8: Shopping. Luan and Benny were on their way to the mall. Benny's old shoes were starting to wear out a little, so his mom said it was time to go shopping for a new pair.

"This 30 day challenge is really fun, huh" Luan said to Benny.

Benny commented "it sure is. Ow!"

"You okay?" Luan asked.

"I'm fine" Benny said. "It's my old shoes. I can't believe how they just don't fit right on me anymore. Every time I walk, I feel this pain in my own 2 feet."

He sat down for a moment. Luan sat next to her.

"It's gonna be okay Benny" she said. "Isn't that why your mom said you should find a new pair?"

"It is" Benny said.

"Well" Luan commented. "We're right outside the mall. I'm sure there's a store with new shoes in here".

As a result, the 2 went inside to find a shoe store.

While Luan was curious to find the perfect shoe store, Benny just wanted to get into one so he can get some new shoes. He couldn't take the pain from the old ones any longer.

The second they found one, Benny and Luan went right inside. One of the managers came over and said hi.

"Hi" Luan said.

"Hello" Benny said. "Ow! I can't take the pain anymore."

"Is everything okay with him?" the manager asked Luan.

"Oh yeah" Luan said. "He just needs a new pair of shoes. His old ones are, how some can say, shoe-ing his feelings away."

She, Benny and the manager burst out giggling.

"Well" Benny said. "I see all this laughing doesn't make the pain feel as bad."

He then took his shoes off so the manager can measure his foot. It read 8 and a half.

"Have you been wearing size 8 sneakers again?" The manager asked.

He has been doing that.

While rubbing his sore feet, Benny said to the manager "it hurts when I walk, but the pain is only felt at certain times. On the other hand, it wasn't until yesterday when the pain started to increase. I hate wearing uncomfortable clothes, and that includes shoes".

With that, the manager told him "yeah. It looks like you need 8.5 to bring more comfort to your feet."

Benny and Luan decided to look a bit.

Benny tried different pairs of shoes. The first pair had too rough of a texture.

When he tried the second pair, he said "too black".

He then looked around and saw that a few other people heard what he was saying.

As a result, he said to them"no offense everyone"

One of the people in the shoe store replied "none taken dude".

They then found a new size 8.5 white pair. Benny tried them on and thought they were perfect. He and Luan decided to take them. Sure, it may have cost $27, but it was a good deal.

As Benny and Luan walked out of the store, the manager who helped them said "have a great day you 2."

"We will" they said back.

As they walked closer to a fast food line, Benny asked Luan "you think everyone's gonna like my new sneakers?"

"I think they will" Luan said. "I surely like them. What happened to the other pair you tried?"

Benny answered "I kind of started a bit of annoyance by saying they were to black.

One of the people in there goes 'am I a joke to you?'

I was talking about the shoes. Why would I be talking about the racial background over half of America come from"?

He and Luan stopped to get something to eat.

"These burgers are so delicious," Luan said.

"Totally" Benny commented. "So, what's next for this 30 day challenge?"

Next up is Day 9: Hanging With Friends. You might love what I have in store for that.