Hey!
This is Kristen's POV, and in this I'm going to invent a scene from the shopping trip. I know it took a while but I was at my tournament and it lasted all weekend so sorry!
Nickit
Brickview apartments
10:51 PM
August 31st
The taste of your lips is lingering—
Kristen picked up on the first ring, anxious as always to whether or not Massie had found out her secret.
"Hey Mass." she greeted her warmly anyhow.
"Hey, leesh and Dylan are here too" Massie said. Kristen panicked. Maybe she was telling them if she had guessed!
"What's up?" her voice wavered.
"I can't go with you guys tomorrow." Massie wailed.
"I hab da flu." she said, her voice coming out thickly.
"God, you sound awful" Kristen said, worried yet relieved she hadn't guessed her secret.
Square One NYC
12:30 PM
September 1st
Kristen checked her reflection in the mirror.
"Are you SURE this jean jacket doesn't make me look fat?" she said, biting her lip.
"Yes! Nothing can make you look fat. Now, I am a different story." Dylan said, checking out her white-jean covered backside in the mirror.
"Yes, but they're totally out." breezed Alicia, holding three blazers and four pairs of jeans in different washes. Kristen wished Massie could've come.
Sighing, she put back the jean jacket.
Brickview apartments
7:10 AM
September 2nd
"Kristen!" shouted her mom as Kristen pulled a chocolate brown sweat suit over her outfit.
"Coming!" she replied quickly, shoveled her waffles into her mouth, and ran outside, crossing the street to the montador. She entered quickly, sitting down and opening her crossword book to page 60, continuing to work at it until the Range Rover arrived at 7:55 AM, when she heard two loud honks and rushed out, pushing against the revolving door.
Once she got in, she pulled off the sweats and looked at Massie.
"Nine point four." she declared.
"Thankies!" Kristen proudly thanked her, continuing on. "So, I have two questions. One, why does the car smell like American Airlines, and two, who's the stowaway?"
Suddenly Dylan screamed.
"I didn't notice her!"
"Her name is Claire. Her family is living with Massie until her dad can make enough money to get his own house. She's in our grade at OCD." came the explanation, Alicia being obviously proud she knew something they didn't.
Kristen air-shook hands with Claire. She could sort of sympathize with her situation, but just in case, she texted Massie.
KRISTEN: do we like her?
MASSIE: nope
She heard a little gasp from the backseat, but tried to ignore it, thinking to herself that it was all fine, it was just a random girl she didn't know so why would she care?
Mua-hahaha! All the girls have doubts about being mean to Claire! LOL