Josh followed his mom past the register at the end of the check out stand. Suddenly, an alarm sounded. A red light mounted on top of a white pole just past the register blinked on and off and was accompanied by a loud, ear piercing electric buzzer. The alarm was going off right next to Josh’s ear. Every eye now seemed focused in their direction.
The store manager came over quickly and silenced the alarm. He exchanged a few words with Mrs Johnston who, for the moment, stood dumbfounded, without a clue as to what was happening.
Following her initial confusion, now cleared up by the store manager’s explanation, Mrs Johnston turned towards the twins and asked if they had taken something without paying.