Ever since receiving gift certificates to Smuggled for her birthday, Charity had been itching to spend them. She'd been in the store numerous times over the past few weeks, looking at all the merchandise and pricing it, trying to decide how best to spend her money. Today, finally, she'd made up her mind about what to buy.
Once school was out, she hurried over to Smuggled, not having too much time to dawdle before she had to be at her job. Upon entering the store, she saw Nathan at his desk and let out a laugh. "Hey. I can see you're working hard." She dropped her bookbag next to his desk, finding it easier to move around the store without it bumping into everything. "Or should I say hardly working?" she joked, before disappearing down one of the aisles.
"I'm finally ready to spend my gift certificates," she told him. "They've been burning a hole in my pocket for forever."