The first store they walked in was Payless Shoe Store, heavily packed with bargain-hunters. The winter sales has just begun, and the Clique all knew that this meant the good ones would be gone soon. Claire, maniacal with shoe-joy, devised a quick system for marking her favourite styles. She began to shout rythmically:
"These shoes rule!" (to some army-print Keds.)
"These shoes suck!" (to some Tommy Hilfiger flip-flops.)
Massie could see that this wasn't going well, and quickly signaled Kristen to help out.
"These shoes rule." said Kristen, to some stylish orange flats.
Massie looked at the $36.99 price tag and corrected her: "These shoes suck!"
Kristen was looking wounded, so the group moved on.
"Shoes," pointed out Dylan as they passed a store.
Massie, however, remained unmoved.
"Shoes" said Kristen as they reached another establishment.
Massie sipped her frappucino pensively.
"Shoes!" remarked Claire, gazing at a shoe window.
"Oh My God, Shoes!" Massie finally said, dragging them all in to Monolo Blahnik.
"These shoes rule!" commented Alicia, looking at some black round-toed heels.
Massie, however, still looked sour, and stuck to her chant of the Payless Shoe Store:
"These shoes suck!" she said to some loafers.
"These shoes suck!" she said to some boots.
"These shoes suck!" she said to the attendant, who looked quite hurt.
Claire, though, had actually been pleased to have Massie make this distraction. Monolo had driven her mad with desire, and she was now escaping the store unnoticed by the offended attendant.