Placing her phone aside, Alice put the car into drive and drove towards the mall further down the road. The mall was owned by her company and she decided it was as good an opportunity to check it out. Anyway some shops inside seemed to be earning less profits.

It was better to give them a surprise visit. As she parked her vehicle in the basement and watched the crowds of people going inside, she felt a bit hesitant in coming with contact so many people but the alternative would be informing the management of her visit and then having them fawn over her... Now that would be truly horrific.

And thus she chose the lesser evil of the two and walked into the elevator with the crowd. Why the mall was crowded on the first day of the new year was actually beyond her. Shouldn\'t these people be at home nursing their hangovers or something? A few people threw strange glances her way making her realize that she was too formally dressed for the holiday season.

Grimacing, Alice walked out on the lower level, ready to window shop. But as luck would have it, the moment she exited the elevator, she came face to face with another cutout of that dam* man! Dam* it! He was following her... Just then a few teenage girls squealed, posed and clicked selfies with the cutout.. giving her an idea.. She crossed her arms and waited f a few minutes for the mad fan girls to leave before she walked carefully to the cutout and casually cut off the head. Holding the severed top of the head near the rest of it\'s body, Alice casually clicked a pic of her hand and the cutout before sending it to the disgusting man! As soon as the picture was sent she discarded the head into a nearby waste bin before strutting away with satisfaction.

As she looked around, she noticed the shops and their displays as well as taking a note of the things that made the customers stop and take a second look. Towards the end of the floor, she noticed a small shop with a simple and elegant name sign. But what caught her attention was that most people were not even looking in the direction of the shop and were rather ignoring it.. The front was also sober when compared to the other festive decorations. Curious, Alice walked towards the store before reading the sign," Love Forever."

A smirk escaping her, Alice thought to herself," No wonder no one was at the store. It was such a cliche name and did not even clarify what they were selling. An older woman dressed rather simply instead of the prescribed uniform of the mall, came forward and greeted her with a smile. She smiled back at the lady before looking around in fascination. Ah...so the shop was selling wedding jewelry.. No wonder the crowd was absent. With the people who must have gotten married over the holidays, the shop should be out of stock.. Just then, Alice\'s attention was caught by the old lady who said," Are you looking for something special? We have a wide range of handcrafted gifted items for your loved ones as well as customized jewelry. It was the jewelry that made Alice interested in the shop as she followed the old lady. If there was one weakness that she had it was beautiful jewelry. She loved the cold glints of the stones. As she looked at the display, the lady went inside towards the store and brought out a tray that almost put Alice in a trance. The rings inside were some of the most beautiful designs she had seen and she could tell from the clarity that the diamonds were fo good quality. Immediately pointing to one, Alice requested,"Would you please show me that ring?"

As the old lady showed the ring with careful hands,she smiled,"You have good taste young woman. It is one of the most rare diamonds and one that our designer crafted with her own hands. Why don\'t you try it on? It will look very nice on your slender fingers."

Liking the ring, Alice readily wore it and extended her fingers to check it herself. Just then the phone in her hand dinged and she instinctively opened the message before breaking into a small giggle.. the man had an entire collection of memes it seemed.. She stared at the small kitten that was biting on an arm and the quote below it that said,"I woke up today and chose violence."