Chapter 3:
I was rolling the shopping cart through the Dollar Store, grabbing decorations and food supplies, too. The wheels squeaked and chattered, but it wasn't hard to push.
"Max, look! I found a whole aisle of just Christmas decorations!" Nudge squeals, grabbing my hand and leading me to the aisle, trying not to bump into other customers.
"And my day gets better," I mumble.
After a while, we're walking out of the store with dozens of lights, ornaments, and other fun goodies. "We have to put all this up?" asks Angel.
"Yep, in two days. Blame the maniac over there," I say, pointing towards a very-excited-Nudge. She just smirks at me and we all go to get each other's gifts.
It wasn't easy to find everyone a perfect gift. I mean, honestly, the easiest person was Nudge. You could get her a tube of lipstick, and she won't bother you ever again. Now the hardest was defiantly Fang. I mean, what if I got him the wrong thing? Or what if he doesn't like what I bought? But thankfully I had everyone's presents ideas down on a list. I take out the crumpled piece of paper and start reading.
Nudge: Free makeover ticket, year worth of People and Style magazines, and a 500 dollar Visa gift card. I'm not spoiling her right?
Iggy: Cookbooks, tickets for him and the Gasman for the Bomb Museum.
Gazzy: tickets for him and Iggy to Bomb Museum, a how-to-guide on dynamite and bomb instructing. (I don't know, found it at online so I thought why not.)
Angel: Pet goldfish... oh gosh. New tea set, teddy bears, blah blah, girly stuff for a mind-controlling six-year-old.
Total: cute outfits (ha-ha sucker)
Fang: Uhhhh… maybe a bracelet? A kiss? Anything?
The list kind of helped, but the not the whole what-to-get-Fang situation. What could I get him? I just ignore it, and go with what my gut tells me to do.
Maybe you should get him a necklace with your names and pictures carved on it, says the Voice. No, Angel actually. Once again, another long story. Maybe. Only choice I guess.., I respond. The Voice doesn't answer, so I just go to get Christmas shopping over with.