Chapter 111- Stop It, Rafael!
Marissa was laughing to herself while walking in between the aisles. She always did grocery either alone or by bringing only one child.
It was Rafael who insisted that he would help with the girls and could easily handle their tantrums.
The girls were too excited to shop for late-night snacks. Ariel also wanted to stay up late with Daddy.
Marissa needed to shop for her commercial kitchen items and that was the reason when she saw the flour bag, she went for it.
Her desired brand was placed on the top shelf. She lifted herself on her toes to reach for the bag when a hand got there before her, bringing it down with ease.
"Here it is!" Rafael placed it in the cart and then started steering it with one hand as his other hand came to rest behind the small of her back.
The girls were trailing behind them with a bored look.
"Can we go and buy sweets?" Abi asked her parents in a small voice. The shopping was supposed to be exciting just like they used to enjoy in the park. But now there didn’t seem to be fun anymore.
"No, honey," Marissa said while observing the cereal boxes, "We already have lots of sweets at home."
Rafael looked over his shoulder and then came closer to Marissa.
"How about we let them go to that particular section with a cart or a basket? Let them have as many candies as they want."