May opened the door to Jessica. She was still in her pyjamas. It looked like she had only just surfaced. It was 10 am.

"Jess what are you doing here" she yawned

"err we were suppose to be meeting at the bus stop half a hour a go"

"oh yeah. Come in I wont be long"

Mays idea of not long proved to be a hour, she came down the stairs in a strappy top, mini skirt and a really high pair of heals. How she could walk all day in those heals was a puzzle. Compared to Jessica who was in a simple sun dress and canvas pumps felt a little underdressed.

When they did finally arrive in town the routine was always the same with May. Hair salon, nail bar, smoothies clothes shops shoe shops lattes finished with a tour of the make-up counters. And each time May would blow hundreds of dollars on her dads platinum credit card.

"come on Jessy, lets go get our nails done" May pleaded dragging on Jess's arm pulling her towards the Spa.

"I'm not sure" she looked in her own bag. she didn't have that much and there were things she wanted and needed for school.

"please Jessy" May begged making her eyes wide and like a sad little puppy "my treat... well Daddy's treat. Say yes pleeease say yes pleeease"

"okay" Jess sighed finally relenting

"yay" May bounced up and down on the points of her heals hugging her friend and dragging her in to the nail spa

They sat on the soft velvet armchairs choosing the colours from the rack of nail varnishes. There were loads to choose from. Jessica went for a pale pink. It was simple and would be easy to get away with at school on Monday.

"oh don't be a bore Jessy" May puled out a fire cracker red "go for this much more fun"

" I don't like Red. I don't think it is my colour and I will only have to take it off for school on Monday"

"what about this blue?" she pulled of a nautical blue

Jessica looked at it, it was a deep sea blue. "no I am sticking with the French pink" she sat down in the chair in front of the nail technician. It was actually rather relaxing and she had more fun than she expected.

They left the nail spa and continued to walk round the mall. May seemed to have a mental note of all the stores she wanted to visit as they walked passed many of Jessica's favourite stores. Sometimes she felt like her friend didn't care about what she liked and that May just wanted her around to boost her ego and tell her how cute she looked in the latest mini dress.

As they walked passed the book shop Jessica noticed that they had a deal on.

"can we just nip in hear please" she asked

"I suppose so" May sighed books were not her thing

Walking In Jessica was in paradise. She loved to read. There were so many books she wanted but was unable to afford. She picked up 2 of the latest ones she was dyeing to read and was glad they were on the BOGOF offer. Paying for them she turned to see May stood on her phone and social media.

"you done?" she asked with out looking up.

"yeah. I got two great books one about..."

"good lets go get smoothies" May cut her short

Once they had their smoothies, May dragged them off towards one off the huge clothes shops and began pulling dresses, skirts and tops off the rails. Jessica stood watching following May to designer rail after designer rail. Clothes shopping was one of the things she hated most. Now she had to watch May try on everything and she knew that she would buy everything as well

"ooooh" May squealed excitedly pulling a dress off one of the rails, "you would look so cute in this. You just have to get this for the graduation barbeque next month"

Looking at the dress Jessica was unsure. It was a vulgar green maxi dress with mustard coloured flowers randomly printed over the material. The price was as shocking as the print. $85

"umm I think I am going to wear something I already have" she smiled. $85 was not something she could afford especially for a dress as ugly and vulgar as the one May had showed her.

Jessica followed May towards the changing rooms sitting on the sofa that was outside the cubicles. She opened one of new books, this could take a while.

2 hours later they eventually left the shop. May was laden with several bags and had spent several hundred dollars on clothes that Jessica knew she would only wear once.

"we can get a taxi back to mine if you like the everyone is heading to the beach"

"why don't we get the bus back to yours and then watch a film?"

"everyone will be there. Daryl will be there, and I don't want my new dress to get Smokey and smell like a burger bar"

may isn't as bad as I have made her sound her and Jess used to be really close in primary school but they have both changed as they have got older. please leave a review I love to know how you like it and any advice on things is much appreciated.

duckmadgirl x