Chap. 10 : At the Mall

( At the mall …… )

Normal P.O.V.

" Wow ! Nice clothes ! " exclaimed Mariah.

" Whatever. "

" Oh c'mon, Carol. Don't be such a meanie. " pleaded Hilary.

" Well, I did say that shopping with me is really boring. " grinned Carol.

" Oy, Carol ! How 'bout this ? " called Mariam, pointing to a black T-shirt with a picture of a skull. Below, there were words : Plead guilty if not, DIE.

" I'll definitely take that. " said Carol, dumping the shirt into her hands.

After two hours of shopping, Carol got all the things she wanted. While she was walking to the counter, she passed a shop. Then, something caught her eye. When she turned her head around, she saw a black book with golden words printed on it.

saying : My diary.

' A diary. ' thought Carol as she entered the shop.

" Sir, " she asked the shopkeeper, " How much does that black diary cost ? "

" Young lady, you do have an excellent taste. Costs only 8 yen. ( Japan money, I think ) "

" Right. I'll take it. " said Carol taking out her purse.

After paying for all her stuff, Carol and the girls walked back to the school. On their way back,

" Carol, " asked Mariah, " What do you think about the boys ? "

Carol was too shocked to speak. But she recovered after a few minutes.

" Well, why do you ask such questions ? " replied Carol stiffly.

" Because we wanna know. " said Mariam.

" Oh, Tyson's the funny one all the time with jokes and crazy ideas so, Hilary, I'd keep a lookout for him if I were you. " said Carol.

Hilary nodded.

" Then, Ray. He's the calm and peaceful type. He's a good cook too. I like his personality. Mariah, you picked the right man. " continued Carol.

Mariah blushed furiously with her head down.

" About Max, he's the bubbly one. Always there to cheer his friends up when their mood is down. But sometimes quite hyperactive too. Mariam, my advice to you would be to keep him away all sweetstuff. "

" What about Kai ? " asked Mariam.

" That no good git you mean. "

The three girls gaped in awe at her.

" You dare to call Kai a GIT ? " asked a terrified Mariam.

" Let him hear you and you'll be dead in five seconds flat. You don't know his temper, don't you. " said Hilary.

" Yeah. Not even Ray could stop him. "

" Mariah, let me correct your sentence. It should have been : Yeah. Not even PRECIOUS Ray could stop him. " said Carol sarcastically.

" Hey, stop it. " permitted Mariah, blushing.

" Anyway, as I was saying, Kai's just a silly ass who thinks he's god and waiting to be served and wanting people to pay him their respects. Bad luck I'm sharing a room with him. " ended Carol with a frown.

" I admire you Carol. " said Hilary.

The journey back to school was joyous. Carol became close friends with them.

' They're not bad. ' thought Carol.

When they came back, everyone were already prepared.

" So less bags ? " asked Tyson.

" Yeah. Thought you girls will buy a whole lot stuff that'll fill this room up. " teased Max.

" Trust me. Over two full bags except groceries and you can ask me ' Are you

crazy ? ' " assured Carol but glaring to Kai who was sitting on the bed.

" Excuse me, but aren't you gonna play ? " asked Carol.

" No. " replied Kai flatly. The answer was so flat that it was like being hit by the world's strongest and hardest pan directly onto the head.

" We tried to talk him into playing but it was no use. " said Ray, a little disappointed.

' Hand it to me. " replied Carol, confidently while walking towards Kai.

" Hey Kai, you sure you don't wanna play ? " asked Carol. " It might be fun you know."

" No. "

" Awww. C'mon, don't be such a bed wetter. Besides, " said Carol, grinning, " You can have your revenge on Tyson. " she whispered.

Kai thought of it for a while. Finally, the decision was made.

" Oh, I guess I could try. " he relented.

" Hooray ! " they cheered.

' It's gonna be fun with Kai around. ' thought Tyson evilly.

" C'mon. What are we waiting for ? Let's get on with the game. " continued Ray.

After making themselves comfortable in a round circle, the game began.