Author's Note: This is a story that will primarily deal with themes such as unhappiness, verbal (and light physical) relational abuse, temptation, and eventually cheating (though these 2 aspects of the story will not be explored until Ch. 02). While each chapter may/will contain erotic elements and scenes, the primary focus is stil on the actual "story" of the work. In other words, there will be a lot of buildup and character development that leads into the "juicier" parts of work, akin to a novel or novella. Nevertheless, I sincerely hope you all enjoy!
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...Now maybe Josh was a romantic, or an idealist. Maybe a few details of that night were obscured, or a few memories of it glossed over or buffed out. It was a nice night, after all, and he liked to keep it that way. Whatever the case, that was the night he met Audrey Filmore. And the night he... lost his virginity. Finally found a girl for himself, the one thing he was missing just when and where he least expected. It was wonderful
Incredible.
He felt on top of the world
But now...
Josh grunted. The strain of the weights on his limbs practically immobilized him. He couldn't take another step forward. It burned. It burned
so
bad.
Now...
"
Uch! God, are you COMING?!
" a bratty voice could be heard yelling. The sweat pouring down Josh's head made his glasses slip, just below his eyes. The blurry figure of a small, petite, perfectly dressed young woman could be seen impatiently waiting far in front of him. The sterile white of the environment only made the weight of the bags more sickening. Josh grunted again.
Now...
"
We don't have all
FUCKING
day you know!
" the voice said again.
Summoning all his strength and willpower, Josh raised a shaking limb to push his glasses back up, just before they fell off his head. The girl came into focus.
Audrey
came into focus. Tapping her bright blue heels that matched perfectly with her bright blue frilly dress. The same bright blue dress that wonderfully contrasted with the remaining red streaks of her now synthetic blonde hair, and her intense, fiery eyes.
Josh knew what'd happen if he kept her waiting, so he didn't tempt fate any further. The skinny young man stumbled over, bags upon bags in tow.
"S-Sorry, babe. Just a little... t-thirsty, is all;
heh...
" he weakly offered
Audrey rolled her eyes "Well then go find a drink stand or something, 'cause I'm not here to
fucking
babysit you
" she snapped before walking off toward yet
another
store at the mall. Josh's face strained in pain, along with the rest of his body. Nevertheless, he did his best to bear the weight and follow along, like a stumbling little puppy behind its master.
Now...
...Things weren't so great
Audrey, of course, always loved to get her Tri-weekly shopping in (usually at the mall). And of course, Josh was always obliged to accompany her whenever she did, giving her a "hand" with whatever trivial items she liked to pick up. Along with listen to a lengthy diatribe about her day (which she was always sure to splice in). And this was...
manageable
, for the most part. Usually. But...
♪ It's the Holiday Season (the Holiday Season!) So hoop-de-doo! and dickory dock... ♪
With Christmas just days away, it was more like her
daily
shopping. And the sheer
bulk
of what she was getting only seemed to get bigger, and bigger, and
heavier
, with each passing day.
Audrey's heels clacked to a stop in front of a
Hot Topic
.
"Hmm... You think my little cousin Wendel would like a shirt or something?" she asked.
Audrey had so many relatives to get gifts for that it was almost physically impossible to keep track of.
Didn't we already get something for Wendel?
Josh finally caught up to her "Uh... I don't know" he huffed
Audrey scoffed "Uch! Of course you don't..."
Audrey pulled out her phone and started tapping.
Tap Tap Tap
, it was always
Tap Tap Tap
. If it wasn't her talking or buying something she was always on her phone. Newest model available, of course.
The familiar ringtone of a text soon hit back, causing another scoff from her.
"Tch. Yeah whatever, let's go in" she said, marching her little legs into the store. Josh took a deep breath and trudged right behind her.
The cramped interior of the
Hot Topic
just made the difficulty of navigating even more compounded for Joshua. The other shoppers, all looking for gifts just like his girlfriend, didn't help either. He'd already gotten everything he was going to get weeks ago, including his gift for Audrey. But her list just seemed to have no end.
"God, this store used to be like, SO COOL, when I was, I don't know,
fourteen?
But
now?
Oof..." he could hear her say.
Audrey was a very... "negative" person, Josh decided. Well, maybe
negative's
kind of a harsh world. She's more... pessimistic? Irritable? Touchy?
Sensitive
. Yeah. She's a very
sensitive
kind of person. Not that that's a bad thing! Of course not! He'd... never tell her this, of course, but...
Audrey was very... "sensitive" to a lot of things. She cared, uh, "
deeply
" a lot about stuff.
Like... if there was a line. If the waiter was a little slow. If some... "Bitchy Ass Motherfucker" cut in front of them in traffic. Or if they didn't quite have her size at the store. Those types of things. And she was very... "
outspoken
" about it too. Not that she'd ever make a "scene" out of it (unless she was REALLY pissed), it's just little things like that. Snarky comments, dismissals...
Just, uh, part of the charm, you know?
"Isn't he into, like...
Five Nights at Freddy's
or some gay shit?" Audrey could be heard muttering, browsing the shirts. Josh didn't have an answer beside a weak shrug.
Eventually, they ended up at the cashier counter
"Excuse me, where are your Kid's sizes?" Audrey asked.
The Cashier looked like he recognized her "Oh, um... we don't carry a lot of Kid's sizes, m'am" they said as respectfully as possible.
Audrey blinked accordingly "Are you
fucking kidding me right now?
" she hissed, staring them down over the counter. Her eyes could melt steel.
The cashier backed up a little, out of fear "I'm, uh,
a-afraid
the... smallest we have are our
smalls
, m-m'am" he said, holding up a shirt. He looked like he was half-doing it to shield himself.
Audrey just sighed and rolled her eyes "Whatever, he'll grow into them. He's a
fat little fuck
anyway" she spat, digging her credit card out of her purse "Gimme like... I don't know;
twelve?
"
Joshua's eyes widened.
"Oh, and like, some
Funko Pops
or whatever" she said, putting one on the counter.
...Aaand that's how Josh ended up following with bags draped over his neck, because god knows he couldn't fit another on his arms. He grunted again. God, It was bad enough that he was being treated like a mule, but now he looked like one too.
Why the hell don't these places have buggies?!
Audrey's face was once again on her phone as they walked out. Josh was breathing hard at this point, but she didn't look too concerned.
