Chapter Twenty-Two

David I was up after six and a half hours of sleep, but Anya dreamt a bit longer, so I decided to take a walk and see the city for a while. After getting dressed, I went out and looked around. Though darkness still prevailed sunlight, there was enough light for me to find my way around by. Behind the hotel was a small forest, potentially a park. Walking toward it, I could see shimmering water beyond the trees. There was a lake as well. I spent an hour just walking, seeing the sights, and I eventually remembered that I had to go shopping. Anya and I had only one outfit apiece, and we'd be staying two weeks. We needed clothes. I caught a cab and had the driver take me to the mall. I had three hundred seventy-nine dollars left, since I'd paid thirty one dollars for cabs. The mall was a large one of peculiar shape, but it was well built and had interesting architecture. A giant dome of glass and steel was in the center, allowing shoppers a view of a clear sky above on a nice day. The shops were just beginning their openings as the sun rose visibly on the far side of the great dome. In the end, I bought five shirts and two pairs of pants, as well as some tennis shoes for my own use. For Anya I got seven shirts, three pairs of pants, a skirt, a dress, and two pairs of shoes: one for walking, and another for.I don't know what, but I bought them anyway since I didn't know exactly what kinds of things Anya would be comfortable in or would actually wear in the next several days. This was done with some difficulty, since I wasn't accustomed to buying women's clothing.that and I didn't know what size of anything to get for my friend. Therefore, I found myself studying some of the display models, trying to figure out which one was about Anya's height, size, etc. I got a few curious glances from that, and one saleswoman even came over and stood in front of me, glaring, while I tried to read one of the model's clothes tags upside down, looking for the size. "What?" I asked, then turned to leave, only to have a quick look back to find her still scowling at my behavior. I caught another cab to take me 'home' and arrived to find Anya still asleep. "Great." I murmured, and then sat down to await her wake.