Emerson had always thought that leprechauns didn't exist. They were just the stupid, wise tales that were told by her grandfather.
She knew about the buckle shoes and the solitary confinement; the fact that they were always male; their job as a cob...
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My heart was racing. I was inside. I hadn't expected it to be just as easy as the first time. My adrenaline rushing through my body like a firework show on the fourth of July and this was the grand finale. I grabbed a few necklaces slipping them into my pocket as I tried my best to let out a breath of air. I needed to stay calm or else I was going to get busted. I couldn't get busted.
The contract Ailis had made me sign was in the back of my head as I felt a little pang of guilt rocket through my veins. It made this more worth it though. I was going to tell him I had purchased the necklaces, that feeling of hatred boiling up inside me just made me want to take more. I had to make this worth it if I was going to stoop so low in my values.
What had changed in me in the last month though? Why was it okay to steal things so easily. I thought about putting the necklaces back on the shelf, but I knew people would never suspect me. They would have no reason to look at me as If I had taken these. I placed them back on the shelf but quickly snatched them back up for the second time. I was second guessing myself and it was the worst thing I could do right now. A young courtesy clerk walks past as she smiles at me.
"Finding everything alright?" She questions, her eyes wide as she searches the rest of the aisle for other customers. I nod, not paying too much attention to her.
"Yes, just indecisive," I muttered looking back at the necklaces as I pick one up holding it up to my neck as if I was looking to see how it would look on me.
"That one would look lovely on you," She smiled before walking away. I nodded my head placing it in my pocket, It would look lovely on me, but unfortunately for it, that's not what it was going to be used for. I would give Ailis these necklaces one by one and maybe I would wear a few of them before I did so.
I felt like I had enough so I turned around pretending to look at a few other things. My mother would kill me if she knew I was doing this, this was her friends shop. I felt another wave of guilt wash over me as I slipped out the door. The alarms stayed silent. I scoffed at the place. If they really cared about their products they wouldn't have false alarms. I have found out about this at a family dinner one night.
My body felt free. The store was behind me now and I was well on my way to my car. I could feel it now, all I had to do was stay calm for the next few steps and I would be gone, they wouldn't know it was me and I would have the stockpile I would need to keep the magic flowing for the next little while. Maybe until the end of the assignment. My body was shaking both from excitement and nerves. I knew I would probably throw up when I got home but it felt worth it.
I fumbled with the keys to my car as I finally successfully unlocked my door. I quickly jumped in before slamming it behind me and starting the ignition.
"What, are yer doin'," I would know that voice anywhere. My heart jumped in my chest as I let out a yelp. Ailis had scared me as he popped up from off the floor of the passenger side of the car. I shook my head looking out the window as I begin to back up.
