Too embarrassing

You blush, unable to look the NPC checkout girl in the eyes as you repeat your lie “no! Um, really, it’s for my girlfriend!”

You look up to see her shaking her head in disappointment while she finishes bagging your items. “Well, I hope your ‘girlfriend’ is braver than you are honey.” With that she hands you the bag and says “if your girlfriend ever wants help with her look, she is always welcome here.”

You thank her as you leave, entering the regular mall when you realize the bag holding your goodies is large and bright pink, unable to be hidden. That leaves you little chance of making it out of the mall without people realizing just what you purchased.

You try to calm yourself down as you look at the avenues of escape. Straight ahead is an exit past the food court, currently filled with a large group of preppy girls, the air about them just screams mean girls. There was an exit to the left, past a row of more masculine stores and benches filled with ‘bros’. Finally, the exit to the right was past the movie theater, where a small group of effeminate boys were chatting.