"No Haley! Not that." I scrunched up my nose as she walked out of the dressing room.
"Brooke, I am so tired. And you have already bought me more clothes than what can fit in my wardrobe. Do we have to get stuff from here too? I can never even pay you back for these many clothes!" She exhaled exhaustion.
"And you thought looking this pretty was easy! And yes, you go try on the rest of the things we have picked out. Then we can end the day." I smiled.
"Fine." She huffed but I could see her lips curl into a broad smile. She was enjoying it. And I was glad I could help her. Nathan would thank me later. Not that he cared if Haley was dressed in a crab suit. He was head over heels for that girl. But he was still a guy and there was no denying that a dressed up Haley would certainly make him happy.
"So how's this?" Haley asked breaking my train of thoughts.
"Its perfect Hales! You look really chic!" I smiled at the dress she had on.
"So thats it!" She smiled.
We took all the clothes we had picked and went over to pay for them.
"Dude, I'm so hungry!" I spoke in an exaggerated tone. "Lets go grab a bite."
"Yeah cool." She agreed after taking the bags from the salesperson.
We both had quite a few bags in each hand. I spent alot of cash today. But it didnt matter. All my parents were good for was filling my bank account, so might as well make good use of it. They didn't even check where I used it or if I did.
We were at the food court where I was getting smoothies and nachos for us. Haley was waiting at the table with our bags.
"Lucas!" I yelled as I spotted the blonde walking inside.
He was stunned when he was called out but returned to normal when I spotted him. He look really nice in a maroon tee and faded blue jeans. His hands were inside his pocket, giving him a sort of carefree look.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. Luke hated the mall. It was as simple as that.
FLASHBACK
"Lukie, let's go to the mall. It's the first day of high school tomorrow and I need a new outfit!" I yelled towards him as Nate and he were competing in a stupid basketball video game. Curse Dan Scott for his crazy basketball genes.
"Lucas Eugene Scott! Take me to the mall this instant!" I yelled and stood in front of the television. My long brunette locks were swaying with me, blocking every inch of the screen.
"Brooke! I lost the game!" He yelled in anger as he threw the controller on the coffee table.
"Great. Now drive me to the mall." I pouted and put my hands on my hips for emphasis.
"B, you know I hate the mall. It's so lame and you take hours shopping. You try on stuff, pick a couple of outfits, only to wear my clothes in the end!" He complained.
"So, they're so soft. Anyway, first day of high school, new outfit! Come on get up Lukie!" I encouraged him.
"Okay. But one hour. That's it. And you don't ask me how every outfit you try looks." He made an agreement.
"Fine, one hour. But, you help me pick from the best three." I reviewed.
END OF FLASHBACK
We ended up spending three hours that day. Lucas pouted, alot. But I treated him to ice-cream. And that cheered him up.
"It's mom's birthday in a week. Remember? So I was going to try my luck at getting her a present." He answered.
He was here and talking to me, but everything was just off. He was carefully considering every word he said and he wouldn't stand too close to me. I took one step closer, only for him to take two steps back. Maybe he didn't even want to talk to me. I decided to ignore it and play dumb anyway.
"I remember that I was the one who always picked Karen's gifts. And she always loved them! You wanted to get her socks instead." I laughed at him.
"Yeah." I have never been good at picking out stuff, for anybody.
"Yup! I did actually get socks from you for my birthday!" I still had those, safely with me in my box. "I miss Karen. She is my mom."
"She misses you. She was glad to hear that you were back." He answered.
"Yeah, maybe I'll go to Karen's Cafe to meet her." I replied.
"So, umm.. Lucas, you want help to pick out Karen's birthday gift? I was actually hoping that we could be friends again?" I lay it hanging in the air.
"Umm... I don't know Brooke. We were never actually friends. We were never good at it. I- uhmm." And that was it. I dropped all the food I was holding and ran the hell out of there.