The Chocolate Lab.

When I walked into that chocolate store let me tell you that what I thought I would have seen was not what it really was... what I saw was a Chocolate Lab. No no no not like a science lab made out of thick creamy milk chocolate that melts in your mouth with potions and substances that you are 50% sure won't turn you into a balloon or into a gumball or into a giant purple banana, by a Chocolate Lab I mean the type of dog. The dog was sitting in a chair behind a desk and was typing, yes typing on a Chromebook. I think I did a double take-- wait no, I did a triple take. (By the way they had glasses on if you want to know pink so I know I can trust this dog because pink is well... Pink!!)

"Um... Hello?" I asked the dog, walking up to the counter and giving the dog a "Why are you running a chocolate store?" look, (You'd be surprised how many times I need to use this look, approximately 0 times)

"Yes? What do you need?" The dog asked me closing up their Chromebook and giving me the " Because I can." look, which I think he or she needs to use a lot because of the fact that their a dog running a chocolate store. My mouth fell open in shock at the fact that I can understand what this dog was saying to me.

"Can I have your Manager?" I ask giving them the "Can I have your Manager?" look.

"I don't know, can you?" The dog wisecracked giving me a look I could not decipher it kinda looked like a "I'm making a joke." look combined with a "I like pancakes." look, honestly I don't know where that second one came from but who doesn't like pancakes? (If you don't that's just sad) Anyways back to the story!

I rolled my eyes at the joke the Lab just did, if you don't know why this is annoying I will tell you:

The reason it is annoying is because one time I really had to go to the bathroom so I asked my teacher: "Sir, can I go to the bathroom?" And you know what he said to me? He said: "I don't know, can you?" Which if you still don't get it he was asking me if I could go to the bathroom because I technically asked him if I could, a way to avoid your teachers making that joke is always say: "May I use the bathroom?" Instead. Okay now back to the story.

I squinted my eyes at the dog and rolled my eyes as hard as I could, "I mean may I see your Manager?" The dog sighed and looked at there Chromebook.

"Hmm lets see my Manager is... Right here!" Then they put there paws up and posed dramatically.

"Dude what?" I asked them knowing what they meant but annoyed at there rudeness.

"I am the Manager of this one of a kind Chocolate shop!" They said giving me a "Duh" look

"What's your name?" I asked them side eyeing them.

"I'm... Hmm... I don't think I have a name... Do I? Well I will come up with one then: The best dog ever! That's my new name!" They walked around the shop while they said their New Name making a grand show out of it and acting like they were a model getting ready for their close up.

"Okay fine." I said.

"Wait NO!" They said freezing in place and frowning.

"What did I do this time?" I moaned to the ceiling as the dog was frozen still standing on the gray and black tile floor, except for their tail which was wagging more than ever!

"I... AM QUEEN STEVE!" She said rearing like a horse and walking calmly back to her seat.

"Why Queen Steve?" I asked wrinkling my nose once she was back in her seat.

"Because I liked the movie when Steve said his name in that fun way and also I have been waiting to say that my whole life." She opened up her Chromebook and typed out a few words and turned it to me it said:

Who are you?

"I am Ellie," I said, "but why did you type that out?"

"I don't know I feel like it is rather cool." Queen Steve said in a British accent flicking her head in a way that fancy people do in the movies.

"Wow you are really good at a British accent!" I said very very very surprised that the dog can do a British accent, dogs don'y even have thumbs!

"Whatever." Queen Steve said not wanting to explain the whole story and just wanting to get along with it.

"Please can you tell me?" I pleaded.

"Nope. Not a chance it is a secret!" Queen Steve said standing her ground.

"Can I just get chocolate?" I asked exasperated and surprised because when I was thinking about getting some chocolate I was not thinking that it would be this hard too.

"Oh yes of course but first I need to know, what does: Fish out of water mean?" She asked me handing me a box of chocolates and opened up her Chromebook again typing something out on her Chromebook and turning it to me:

1$ for this has all the chocolates in the world in it!

So I paid and walked out then stopped remembering that Queen

Steve wanted to know what the saying Fish out of water meant.

"Fish out of water is exactly how I feel right now." I said turning back to her and smiling as she counted my money (Which took a while without thumbs)

"So a dog running a chocolate store is like a Fish frying in the sun?" She called to me putting the money down on her desk and looked at me trying to make sure she knew what I meant by what I had said.

"Basically yeah!" I said walking out.

And the moral of the story is: If you go into a chocolate store and a dog is running it don't try to get chocolate there.

The End.