It was a nice Sunday morning, and you and John had gotten up and out the door early to beat the crowds at the mall. John had a gift certificate to one of the malls many clothing stores that he needed to use, and you were in desperate need of a new pair of sneakers- given that your current ones had holes in the sides.

The plan had been to get in, get what you two needed, and get out before the after church crowd started getting in. So far, John had done a pretty good job of keeping you moving and on track. You hadn’t had any plans to visit any other stores- and it was early enough that most weren’t even open.

But as you and John were walking towards the mall exit, the two of you passed the malls makeup store.

John watched as you turned around, tugging at his wrist with a pleading look in your eyes.

And he sighed. It seemed that he wouldn’t be getting out of this mall anytime soon.