Sam's feet hurt! He had been walking around the mall for nearly an hour trying to find the perfect outfit. The Eighth Grade Formal is the most important event of the year, he thought. First, Sam looked at his favorite store. They didn't have the pants he wanted in his size. The second store Sam went to was not his style. Next, he went to a department store but was ready to leave immediately after a saleswoman sprayed him with stinky cologne. His search ended when he went to the last store on the second floor. How do the underlined linking words move this paragraph along?
