chloe was never one who was good at foresight, whether it be doing good in school to secure her future (lol), or predicting that her childhood best friend would ghost her for years after her dad’s funeral, or simply remembering to check the fucking weather app before she went out for smokes.
thus, she had found herself caught in one of those random summer downpours. she had assumed it wouldn’t last that long, but it had been 20 minutes of standing under the awning of the convenience store, getting more and more impatient for a lull in the weather so she could bolt. normally she’d rough it, but considering she had to walk 2 miles to find the brand she liked in stock, that didn’t seem plausible for such a long distance. the idea of being drenched in rain seemed like it would bring back some memories she’d really rather not deal with right now, especially after her freak outburst earlier.
so what were her options? spending money she didn’t have on an umbrella? fat chance, she knew better than to spend her money on things that weren’t essentials (munchies, weed, smokes, crap beer, tampons). that meant she’d either have to steal one from the store or pick one off of someone else, which, frankly, she’d prefer to not get banned from the store, sooo... looked like she was going to go with option b. and make someone else’s life hell.
... or just slightly inconveniencing them, realistically.
she slipped her hands in her pockets and peered inside the store. most of the people in there seemed to be unprepared as well; she saw no one with a visible umbrella aside from one lady buying one. chloe frowned. that wouldn’t work. ah-- wait. that guy. he had one of those small ones in his back pocket. that’d be easy pickings. chloe smirked and pushed open the store’s door once more, the quiet ding of the bell sounding as she stepped inside.
right. so beeline to the bathroom, brush past him, and snag it on the way. literally pick pocketing 101.
briskly, she made her way to the other side of the room, breaking a hole in line rudely, and rather conveniently, right behind her target. her shoulder hit his as she passed, and she muttered a “shit, sorry,” before deftly grabbing the umbrella out of his pocket and shoving it in her jacket pocket quickly. now she just had to go stand in the bathroom for a second and bolt before he had the chance to realize it was gone.