Chapter 9: Contract [3]
Plop!
Knox watched the plastic-wrapped carrots land on the cart he was pushing. He stretched his hands, picked it as it rolled in the part where all the frozen foods were, and arranged it on the other side.
Then, he pushed the cart again, following the grumpy-looking man walking down the aisle like he owned the building. He was literally in the middle, and if someone pushing a cart were on his way, that person would just scurry away like they'd seen a ghost.
The supermarket's employees were all following their movements as if they were going to pocket something and bolt. Knox didn't like the attention, so he made sure to put considerable distance between him and his boss.
However, his snobby employer looked back and grimaced, "Why are you so far? Do you want me to play basketball here?"
Knox wondered what he meant, but when another block of cheese landed on the cart with a thud, the tip of his eyebrow twitched.
'Why is he so childish?' Knox wondered.
He pushed the cart until it was only an inch away from his boss' behind. Then, Azrael stopped abruptly, but since Knox was pushing the cart a bit fast to catch up with his boss' long strides, the cart bumped into his thighs and Azrael lost balance.
Bam!
The cart rattled. The vegetables and fruits got squished and the sack of sugar burst. The eggs on the upper compartment of the cart rolled one by one from the carton and cracked open as they hit Azrael's head.
Knox stood frozen, astounded. All the staff watching them gaped. Knox shuddered from the silence coming from his boss. His quirky and grouchy behavior vanished replaced by a foreboding aura surrounding him.