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~ThreeOlympianGoddesses
"N-O-R-D-S-T-R-O-M", Percy spelled out. "How do you pronounce that?"
"Exactly like it looks like. Nordstrom," Beckendorf answered, saying the foreign word perfectly. The boys walked into the store together.
"This place is huge!" Percy said, leaning over the rail and looking up. "There's at least four more floors!"
"Okay where do we start?" Beckendorf asked.
"Here, I guess," Percy suggested. The first floor was filled with nothing but shoes. Boots, pumps, sandals, flip-flops;they were all there.
"Let's go to the heels", Beckendorf told him. "We need to be girls, after all." The boys went over to the clearance racks. They started lifting the lids off the boxes and peering in at every one.
"How are we gonna find a shoe that fits us?" Percy asked, staring at the tiny heels.
"We'll find something", Beckendorf assured, "See, like this!" Beckendorf sat on one of the plush benches and pulled a pair of size 12 red peep-toe heels from a box. Percy watched as he took his shoes and socks off. Suddenly, a horrid smell filled the air. Percy sniffed and it seemed like the source of the stink was close to him. He turned to look around for someone who might have a pair of interesting looking feet. His eyes landed on Beckendorf. Sure enough, it was him.
"Dude! You've got some funky smelling feet!" Percy told him, pinching his nose.
"Sorry." Beckendorf shrugged. "I can't help my fink!" Percy knit his eyebrows together.
"What in Hades is fink?" he asked.
"Foot stink." Beckendorf answered in a Duh! tone. He was finally able to fit the pumps on his humongous feet after much struggling. Beckendorf shakily stood up, but soon as he took a step, he fell over. Percy laughed.
"How do girls do this?" Beckendorf complained, watching a lady who was walking perfectly in 3-inch heels. He tried to stand up again, but failed. Percy helped him to his feet and Beckendorf attempted to take another step. He didn't trip.
"Percy! I'm doing it!" Beckendorf shouted like a little girl. That got everyone's attention. All the people there, mostly ladies, turned to look at them. Teenage girls snickered. Women scowled at them. A baby pointed to them and her mother turned her away.
"It's not what it looks like!" Percy yelled in protest. An elderly woman walked up to them, took off her purse and started to whack the boys with it.
"Ow!" they shrieked. Percy grabbed a plaid scarf and started smacking the lady back. As he was trying to hit the lady with the scarf, he managed to glimpse the price tag. He paused momentarily and checked the tag again to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.
"Whoa! Beckendorf! Check out this price tag!" he called. Beckendorf craned his neck to see the tag that Percy was holding out. His eyes widened when he saw it.
"$350 dollars for a scarf? That's crazy!" Beckendorf agreed. While the boys were distracted, the angry woman managed to conk Percy on the head with her purse. Percy stepped back a few steps from the impact of the hit but didn't fall over.
"What's in that purse?" Percy screeched, rubbing the spot on his head where the lady had hit him. He started to attack her with the scarf again. Beckendorf found another scarf and copied Percy. The lady started to literally hiss at them. The boys screamed and ran out of the store. Beckendorf managed to slip out of the girly shoes and into his own as they hurried away.
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