Chapter 10: A Surprise
4 1/2 hours later
"Oh gosh, I'm so tired." Gabriella said.
They had just finished shopping and were eating some ice-cream.
"I know what you mean, Sharpay never ever has bought this much stuff..." Kelsi said pointing to the 25 bags of shopping items.
"And these are the times when I wish I had a boyfriend to carry these for me..." Gabriella mumbled under her breath thinking no one heard her.
"Gabriella, with what you looked like in those clothes, you're going to get a boyfriend!" Taylor declared.
The girls laughed happily.
Gabriella looked at the $10,000 dollars of clothes and items remembering what they had bought that day. It was definitely pure fun. After all, Gabriella got a whole new wardrobe with tons of accessories. She could see goodbye to her ugly t-shirts and overalls.
Now, Gabriella had almost every type of shirt, she had also almost every type of bottom: jeans, capris, shorts, skirts, the whole 9 yards. Gabriella also got the help in picking out 3 dressed to wear whenever needed. Not to mention accessories. She also got a new school bag, one that she could sling over her shoulder casually. Wow. Those were really fun to shop for.
But the greatest part was the shoe shopping. While shopping, Gabriella found out she had the same shoe size as Sharpay. That meant Gabriella could borrow shoes whenever she wanted too. Although Gabriella did buy her own shoes. These included four pairs with heels, two pairs with flats, three pairs of causal shoes, and one pair of athletic shoes. Shopping couldn't have gotten any better.
"Well Gabriella we got you something..." Kelsi said.
"Well what is it?" Gabriella asked.
"This." Taylor said taking out a small white box and giving it to her.
Gabriella opened the box surprised at what was in it. It was five pairs of earrings, not the expensive kind, but still really nice. "Wow guys, that's so sweet, they're beautiful...but my ears aren't pierced." Gabriella explained.
"We know." Sharpay grinned evily.
"You ears will be pierced...soon. Very soon." Taylor said.
"Guys, I can't...um...my mom...yeah that's right, you need parental consent." Gabriella said nervously.
"Oh that's right..." Kelsi said. "Good thing we called your mom and she's at the piercing store right now.
"How did you get my mom's number?" Gabriella asked.
"Well, when Taylor asked to see your phone earlier, she took the number and called your mom about our idea. It will be nice for you to have pierced ears. It's a part of you new image Gabriella." Sharpay said.
Before Gabriella could say anything, they started to drag her in the direction of Merle Norman's, a cosmetic store with professional ear piercing.