An hour or so had passed since Mellory had gotten to the forest. She slid off the roof of the car and climbed back into the driver seat It was still sunny as she began the drive back to the store. She'd have to look at hiring someone else to help with the store, maybe she could pass the awful thing onto them. She had realised during the day that she had even working at that store since she was 15, and hated every moment of it. Her mother took great pride in the store and to see the state Mellory had thrown it into would have left her furious; this made Mellory laugh a little.

She got back to the store and climbed out of her car; no one was waiting at the store, as sometimes happens. She knew there was a Caretaker that came around every now and then for pancake ingredients. She had order some flavoured pancake mixes in for him, since she liked him well enough. Blueberry, Butterscotch and Choc-Chip pancakes. Her stomach growled at the thought of it. She hadn't had anything to eat yet, and the pancakes mixes were making her stomach angry at her. Maybe she could test one at the store, offer 'em out as free samples.

She returned to her place at the register, the sign back in 'Open' position and she began the wait for her next customer.