Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from the Simpson's.

I wish Maggie could talk. Most of the time when we all go to the mall, everyone goes their separate ways and I'm left alone with Maggie. Lonely......

Homer never wants to come shopping with me. In fact, a lot of the time, he doesn't even shop himself, he goes to Ned's Leftoriom to mock him and to get coupons for money off things, when he doesn't even buy anything.

I gave the kids some money and they ran off. Homer insisted on staying home, because the game was on.

I made my way to April's Apron Store. While I was on my way there, I saw a big screen in Virgin (A/N: I assume they have Virgin stuff there because I think-please correct me if I'm wrong!- that Richard Branson was on The Simpsons once).

They were showing an old episode of 'The Monkees'. Davie Jones! I got lost in thought, daydreaming about him, but then I snapped back into reality.

I hate snapping back. Daydreams are always better then real life. It's always so disappointing when you realise it wasn't real. This is normally the part where I would sigh, feeling sorry for myself. But not this time. This time, I decided to be grateful for what I had rather then wishing I had something better.

Although, it would be nice if Homer earned more money. And lost some weight. And was a better listener. No, that's no good. He was really boring last time that happened. Well, if he was a bit more mannerly. And- Oh, what's the point? I could go on all day. I love Homer with all my heart, and I don't want him to change one bit.

Sometimes I feel I'm underestimated by Homer and Bart. I admire Lisa for standing up for what she believes in. When she wanted to become a Buddhist, even though I tried to drag her away from it, she still did it. She didn't care about Christmas or anything. I can sometimes stand up for what I believe in, but not all the time. I suppose I'll just have to stay the way I am. I can't change.

I kept walking, determined to buy an apron before it was time to go home. We were approaching a toy store, not a very big one, but still a toy store. I went past it as fast as I could, hoping Maggie wouldn't notice. But, she did. There was this gigantic bear sitting in the window, with loads of small bears around it. Maggie thrust her arms towards it, making these Bear, I want the bear! noises. I sighed, telling Maggie she couldn't have the big bear, because I knew that was definitely the one she wanted. I brought her in anyway, and bought her a small bear. I gave it to her, and she seemed to not want it. I figured if she refused it, I could bring it back to the store. She stared at it for a minute, and suddenly grabbed him. She hugged him so tight.

Again, I headed towards the apron store, but when I got there, I saw it was closed down. Darn! Maybe I could sow myself a new apron or something.......

I looked at my watch. It wasn't time to go home, but I was so bored. I found Bart at the arcade. The noise in there was so loud, I called him several times before he heard me. Then we went to the pet store to get Lisa. She was watching a turtle do nothing, and she wanted to stay longer by herself.

I had to keep telling her I wouldn't let her stay, until she gave up. She sulked all the way home, too. She suddenly perked up at one stage, and stared out her window. Suddenly I saw what she was looking at. It looked like a house on Evergreen Terrace was on fire. For a second, I thought it would be our house. It couldn't be, Homer's at home.

We drove around the corner, and I jammed my foot on the brakes. My house was taken over by fire. I flung open my car door, and ran as fast as I could down the road. When I got to the house, I looked around and couldn't see Homer.

People were everywhere. Ned's children, Rod and Todd told me that Ned had gone into the house to save Homer (A/N: Deja vu......).

Please R&R! I'll try and have the next chapter ready soon. It'll be back to Maggie's POV.