As you may know, B & L carpool certain days of the week when L is in the 'burbs working her internship. This story takes place on such a day.
Their adventure began when B picked L up to head into class. B drives half way down L's industrial park's parking lot, only for L to think she forgot to lock her car, so they turn around, drive all the way back up to where L parked her car so she can hit the "lock" button twice on her key ring (once for lock, once for alarm). ::BEEP BEEP:: All set.
And, they're off!
On the way into Boston, B tells L she has to stop by CVS really quick-- there's a store near the garage they park at.
They get into Boston and park. B & L walk to school, are about to open the doors to the law school, only for L to realize B didn't stop at CVS. L asks B if she still needs to go. B looks at her dumbfounded and realizes that she did, in fact, still need to go to CVS.
And so, they back track, lugging their books all the way back, past the garage, and into CVS.
On the way into Boston, B tells L she has to stop by CVS really quick-- there's a store near the garage they park at.
They get into Boston and park. B & L walk to school, are about to open the doors to the law school, only for L to realize B didn't stop at CVS. L asks B if she still needs to go. B looks at her dumbfounded and realizes that she did, in fact, still need to go to CVS.
And so, they back track, lugging their books all the way back, past the garage, and into CVS.
They both go into CVS, B grabs what she needed and decides to do self-checkout so she wouldn't have to deal with an actual person. In and out; no time wasted is her motto. As she is ringing up her stuff, L places a good portion of her law books in the bagging area of the self-checkout. (If you've done self-checkout before you know this is a big "no-no." Apparently L had not!)
B's self-checkout machine won't continue to work and the blinking yellow light goes on for employee assistance. B has no idea what just happened and keeps pressing the button to get the machine to accept her cash as well trying to stuff cash into the dollar slot.
B & L stand there waiting, looking around, (hello! doesn't anyone else see the light flashing?!) and finally L reads B's check out screen, registering the "overload," says she had put her books down and should probably move them. B looks at the books and looks at L and says "You aren't suppose to put the books there - that's why the yellow light went off!" Duh.
L looks like she finally understood what happens and volunteers to go and get someone. When the person comes over she wants an explanation of what happened. B covers for L saying she put her law books down-- afterall it's expected B would do something like this.
Finally, B & L leave CVS only for B to realize she forgot her water in her car. She tells L and L suggests they go down to get the water. B says she'll just buy one at school. L thinks this is a silly idea, after all, they are going to walk right past the garage, on their way back to school! B agrees and follows L into the office building near the garage to take the elevator down.
Unfortunately, L does not lead B into the elevator that leads to the garage, but rather into the elevator for the office building! The doors close and before it registers that B & L are in the wrong elevator, they go up to the 6th floor, exchanging pleasantries with the two gentlemen that enter. Clearly, they give B & L funny glances. They are on to them!
B's self-checkout machine won't continue to work and the blinking yellow light goes on for employee assistance. B has no idea what just happened and keeps pressing the button to get the machine to accept her cash as well trying to stuff cash into the dollar slot.
B & L stand there waiting, looking around, (hello! doesn't anyone else see the light flashing?!) and finally L reads B's check out screen, registering the "overload," says she had put her books down and should probably move them. B looks at the books and looks at L and says "You aren't suppose to put the books there - that's why the yellow light went off!" Duh.
L looks like she finally understood what happens and volunteers to go and get someone. When the person comes over she wants an explanation of what happened. B covers for L saying she put her law books down-- afterall it's expected B would do something like this.
Finally, B & L leave CVS only for B to realize she forgot her water in her car. She tells L and L suggests they go down to get the water. B says she'll just buy one at school. L thinks this is a silly idea, after all, they are going to walk right past the garage, on their way back to school! B agrees and follows L into the office building near the garage to take the elevator down.
Unfortunately, L does not lead B into the elevator that leads to the garage, but rather into the elevator for the office building! The doors close and before it registers that B & L are in the wrong elevator, they go up to the 6th floor, exchanging pleasantries with the two gentlemen that enter. Clearly, they give B & L funny glances. They are on to them!
("One of these things just doesn't belong" starts to play in B & L's head.)
Finally, the elevator stops, the gentlemen get out, and the elevator is (finally) en route to the lobby. It goes down to floor 4 and opens to let another person in. After this person comes in, he notices the books in L's hands and begins to ask her about going to law school and how she must be leaving work, etc. L goes along with the conversation as if she actually works in this office building and is now off to school.
When B & L are back on the bottom floor, B starts to walk one way only for L to say no no this way - we don't want the people in the elevator to know we actually go into the wrong one!
They find the correct elevator, go down to B's car, grab the water and finally go to class.
When B & L are back on the bottom floor, B starts to walk one way only for L to say no no this way - we don't want the people in the elevator to know we actually go into the wrong one!
They find the correct elevator, go down to B's car, grab the water and finally go to class.
(They make it through their lectures without incident. Yea, true story, believe it or not!)
Their adventure was not complete there, though!
Their adventure was not complete there, though!
To top of the night, when B & L are back on the Pike, heading home, they watched a police officer pull over a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. They turned and looked at each other and just agree that it has been one of those days.
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