Chapter - 19
Parking the car, Alex soon joined Martha outside the mall. The mall was one of the largest in the city and was quite popular because of the number of residential areas close by.
Walking inside the mall, the first thing Martha did was complain like a typical mother, "If you had a girlfriend, why would I be here? Ahh... I am not getting any younger, but I still have to help my son buy clothes".
Everyone, from the employees to the custors, when heard Martha grumbling, was surprised.
'So this handso guy is still available, the almighty sure is kind,' that was the thought most of the girls had in their mind.
'Woa... man. This chick's his mother? Bullshit... it must be a prank, no fucking way it's possible. At max, she is his older sister,' this was what the n thought. Being into a MILF was a right and duty of every boy out there, and if she was soone like Martha, then it would be a sin not to have such thoughts.
"Mom..." Alex whined but made sure no one could hear him.
"What?" Martha acted aloof of the whispers and walked forward, leaving Alex behind. Alex could only admit his defeat and follow her.
Martha brought Alex to a store and asked the employee to show them so formals for him. When the saleswoman brought them the clothes, Martha made Alex try all of them. But Martha didn't seem satisfied with it, and within a short ti, a mountain of clothes piled up on the counter.
Outside the store, the won walked in rounds stealing glimpses of Alex through the glass door. Those who were already inside the store, on the other hand, didn't show any intention of leaving. They would occasionally give their suggestions to Martha. Witnessing the scene of her son's popularity, Martha was smiling ear to ear. But Alex was not the only one capturing attention. Even after wearing a casual loose shirt and pants, she made n of all ages turn their heads. A few n in the store even approached Martha wanting to exchange contacts with her but were politely refused.
While Alex and Martha were busy inside the store, a commotion broke outside. Several n dressed in black ca and started to dissolve the crowd outside the store. While they flung away the n, they politely escorted the won and barricaded around the store.
"What is going on?" the store manager walked outside when he saw the crowd dissipate. Monts ago, he was on cloud nine because of the crowd outside his shop. Not wanting to be escorted outside, those inside the store stalled for ti by buying stuff just to stare at Martha and Alex. Many of those who were outside were eventually going to co in and splurge their money. He was clearly dissatisfied with those n in black. But he got the sa treatnt, and he was also pulled to one side by one of the n.
The n in black made a path, and a lady dressed in a floral dress and a mask over her face walked inside the store giving a pleasant vibe to all those around her, totally opposite to what the n gave.
Martha also turned to look at the commotion and found a lady walk in. Since she could not recognise the woman, Martha only looked at her once and turned around to wait for Alex to co out.
"Ohh... Mrs Rutherford, what a coincidence eting you here," the lady walked in front of Martha and said.
Martha seem to have heard this voice sowhere, "Margaret? Is that you?" Martha asked with so doubt.
The lady removed her mask, and it was indeed Margaret, "It's . Funny eting you here," Margaret said.
"What are you doing here?" Martha asked, 'Was it really a coincidence?' she thought.
"Nothing, just casual shopping," Margaret said as she looked around, trying to find soone. 'Even I don't know what am I doing here,' Margaret thought to herself.
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Flashback [An hour ago]
Margaret was pacing around in her room, occasionally peeking out of her window, looking towards Alex's house. She was eagerly waiting for Mr and Mrs Rutherford to leave for work so that she could talk and sort things out with Alex. But to her surprise, despite waiting for so long, only Mr Rutherford left for work today. There was no sign of Mrs Rutherford leaving with him.
'Did she leave early in the morning?' This thought occurred in her mind. She was debating with herself whether or not should she go next door when she saw Alex, accompanied by his mother, leaving for sowhere.
Don't know why, but without giving it a second thought, she grabbed her car keys and followed them. The route was much familiar to her, and when she saw them stop in front of the mall, she was pleasantly surprised. She thanked God for giving her such a great opportunity.
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Coming back to the present,
Looking at Margaret, who was lost in her own thoughts, Martha felt weird, so she shook her up.
"Ahh... sorry, I was just thinking about sothing else..." Margaret was brought back to her senses, "What were you saying?"
"What are you doing here?" Martha asked once again.
"Why am I here? Ohh... Well... You see..." Margaret fumbled for words and looked around the shop, "You see... This shopping mall is one of the properties I own, so I regularly co here and check things out". Margaret softly said.
"You own this mall?" Martha was shocked out of her wits. There were about a hundred shops in this mall. Just the rent would be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
"Yeah..." Margaret didn't want to brag in front of Martha for apparent reasons, so she decided to shift the goal post, "By the way, are you alone?" Even though she knew, Margaret asked Martha.
"No... No... Alex is with . We are here to buy so stuff for him," Martha said, still thinking about Margaret owning this mall.
"Ohh... Where is he?" Margaret stretched her neck, trying to look for Alex.
"He is trying out a few outfits inside," Martha said, not that pleased with Margaret's eagerness over Alex.
"You..." Margaret called out to one of the employees, "Pack all the things they have tried so far. Let the manager deduct the bill from the rent, and if that does not cover all. I will pay the bill," Margaret told the employee, pointing towards the clothes Alex had tried.
"You don't need to---" Martha wanted to refuse.
"There is no formality between us, we are neighbours after all. Just consider this as my thanks for yesterday's al, as well as my congratulatory gift for Alex," Martha cut Martha short in her refusal.
Alex, who was inside, could hear everything. He didn't want to co out and face Margaret after the event that transpired last night, but he could not possibly spend the rest of his life locked in the changing room.
"Alex, what's taking you so long?" Martha didn't want to make a big deal out of it in front of so many people, so she hurried Alex.
"Just a minute," Alex said.
When Alex ca out, he was greeted by a smiling face of Margaret's.
"Look, Margaret bought all these for you, thank her properly," now that they have decided, Martha just went on with the flow.
"Thank you, Miss Cole," Alex politely said.
Margaret wanted to refute when he called her Miss Cole but held back because of Martha.
"No problem, you just work hard". Margret said with a smile all over her face and ruffled his hair.
"We should be on our way now," Martha said. She held Alex by his hand and walked out of the store with the bags.
While Martha was pulling Alex, He saw the man from that day standing silently in a corner. The man also looked at Alex and then turned his face, not giving enough importance to Alex. Sensing the disdain from that man, Alex felt even more frustrated than before.
Margaret, who saw this little exchange between the two of them, gloated. The expressions Alex portrayed on his face further confird her thoughts.
Martha made Alex follow her to so more shops, and after buying a few more things, Alex and Martha left.
Margaret saw the two of them leave, and she didn't even try to hide the smile on her face.
The man who saw this ca up to her.
"You sure treat them differently," He asked.
"Well, I have to, hehehe..." Margaret replied mysteriously with a grin.
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