Naia's POV
We walked into the mall holding hands.
"I've never been to a mall before." I commented as we walked in. I looked around, taking it all in. The more I talked, the more comfortable I felt around Gabby.
"Really?" Gabby asked shocked. I nodded as Gabby and I walked into a clothing store.
I stared at the amount of clothes and how new they were. My hand reached out to a blue hoodie near by and rubbed the soft material.
"Do you want it?" Gabby asked me, letting go of my other hand. I didn't respond. I wasn't sure if it would be rude to say yes or if I could actually get it.
"I'll take that as a yes." Gabby said and pulled the hoodie off the rack.
An hour later, I had a bunch of new clothes. Gabby and I put the bags in the trunk and hopped in our previous spots. She started the car and started driving to Kelly and Shay's place.
"Maybe you can meet Shay." Gabby said when we pulled into the drive way. I nodded, "Hopefully."
We got out of the car and walked up to the front door. Gabby rang the doorbell and moments later, Kelly opened the door.
"Gabby! Naia!" Kelly greeted and then opened the door wider. "Please, come in!"
Gabby smiled and pulled me in with her. "Is Shay around?" She asked Kelly.
"Gabby!" A blond haired woman said as we walked into the living room. She looked kind of like Sylvie, not going to lie. Gabby went over to her and gave her a hug.
"How are you doing Shay?" Gabby asked when they broke apart.
Shay laughed, "Me? Forget about me! What's been up with you?"
"Well, I'd like you to meet Naia." Gabby said and gestured to me. I went over to Gabby and grabbed her hand. I was still iffy with strangers.
Gabby put an arm around my shoulder and I relaxed a little bit. Shay bent down and looked me in the eye. I stared back and saw that her eyes were blue, like mine.
"It's nice to meet you Naia." Shay said, "My name's Leslie Shay, but you can call me Shay like everybody does."
I nodded to show that I understood but I stopped looking her in the eye long time ago. Shay stood back up and I had a feeling looks were being exchanged above me.
"Hi Shay." I mumbled quietly but in the silence, they heard me. I felt the tension around us fade away.
"Well, we were here to pick up Matt." Gabby said, giving Matt and playful punch on the arm. Matt pretended that it hurt and everybody laugh.
"It was great to see you guys." Shay said, "I'll be back next week."
Gabby and Matt said bye to everybody and we started on our way back to the apartment.
"What do you think of Shay?" Gabby asked me as she parked in the apartment parking lot.
I chose my words carefully, "She seems like a very energetic person." Matt and Gabby laughed.
"That's Shay!" Gabby said and we walked up to the apartment. The door was unlocked so we walked in to see Erin, Hailey, and Antonio just finishing up.
"Hey, anything?" Gabby asked as we put the bags down on the floor.
Erin nodded, "We got some fingerprints, but none of the neighbours saw or heard anything which is strange. Another thing we noticed is that the lock wasn't tampered with. Must have picked it."
"We'll tell you if we get any leads." Hailey said and they left.
I looked around at the mess. I really didn't want to clean it all up.
"None of us want to do it." Matt said as if he could read my mind.
At that moment, my stomach gave a loud growl. I didn't realize how hungry I was.
"After dinner. Right after dinner we'll start cleaning." Gabby said and went the kitchen.