Suze's POV
Breakfast was really good. Tinka's Tea house isn't as bad as it sounds. I had the Eggs Benedict and a hot chocolate, Jesse had the Big Brekkie and OJ and Gina had Burcher Muesli and coffee. But then Jesse had to leave! Sigh. I kissed him goodbye and he left for work.
"Suze" Gina sighed. "ok 1) what are you on? And 2) where can I get some? It's so unfair Suze. You're so pathetically in love!"
"I am not pathetically in love!"
"Um, well the fact that you can't keep your eyes off Jesse is pretty pathetic. I mean, where did you say you met him again?"
"Long story, Gina. Long Story."
"I like long stories!" She urged.
"Yeah, but I don't like telling them!"
"Fine, fine. So anyway, I can't wait for this reunion. You have to help me pick out the perfect outfit. Now that I'm single, I might meet one of the old school nerds who have grown really hot and successful over the years. Like off Romy and Michelle's" Gina said, excitedly.
"Well, I hope the best for you. You need to help me too. I need SO many new outfits. I mean I didn't really pack much for the trip." We paid and left to go shopping.
"So, where should we start?" I asked my BFF.
"Well, do you want to spend millions or just hundreds?"
"Depends what I'm buying."
"Well, what do you need?" I took out my list. Yes, I made a list. That way I am only allowed to buy what's on the list and nothing else.
"Let's see. A pair of All Stars, a coat, 7 tops, a skirt, 1 pair of jeans, a pair of cute flats, 2 more pairs of shorts and 1 dress."
"Wow. You really need to go shopping!"
"You got that right!" And we laughed.
"Let's go!" And we did. We started at this cute shop with summery dresses, even though it was winter, I HAD to get one. I think the shop was called Sun Kissed. (A/n I'm making every shop up because I'm actually Australian and don't know what shops there are in New York. So bear with me) I found this cute white one. It had cleavage and a gold band under the bust and came out in layers of fabric with cute pink and green flowers. I took it and tried it on.
Slight problem. When I opened the curtain to enter the cubicle, the ghost was sitting on the bench inside.
I put my hand against my chest in fright.
"Jeez. Why do you have to do that?"
"Suze?" I quickly got in the cubicle as if nothing was happening. "Are you ok? How is it?"
"Fine." I called. I then whispered to the ghost "This is a women's dressing room, buddy!"
"You think I don't know that? God, you should see some of them. Schweet stuff. How about you? How did you turn out?" He looked me up and down. I was just mad now. I grabbed him by his shirt front and said
"Listen, you perv. You mess with me and you wished you had never been born!"
"Um, hello? I'm dead."
"Exactly. If you had been born, you wouldn't have died, got it?"
"Huh?"
"Look, it's happened before and it will happen again if you don't piss off!" I quietly yelled. He wouldn't budge. I groaned and let him go. He wasn't expecting that and fell on his face. I laughed under my breath.
What? It's kinda funny when ghosts hurt themselves.
I opened the curtain and went to the one beside it.
"There was no hook in that one, would you believe?" I told Gina so she wouldn't get suspicious.
I was having extreme difficulty putting the dress on without actually taking my clothes off until my privates were covered. But eventually I got it on. I pulled the curtain open.
"Oh My God! Jesse will love you in that! It's so short and very revealing. You look so hot! You should get it."
"What shoes would go with it?" I asked Gina.
"Maybe some gold sandals or flip flops. It's perfect for Carmel. Especially for the beach!"
"You're right. It would be perfect for Summer." I put it in my 'yes' pile. I found some hot gold Greek looking sandals which would match perfectly. I bought the dress and the sandals. Gina bought a blue, strapless, sailor-looking jumpsuit and some bug like sunnies.
"Now, I need 7 tops, some All Stars, a coat, a skirt, jeans, cute closed in flats, 2 more pairs of shorts and a going out/dinner dress. What do you need?"
"Well, I need some new boots, a coat, a top and a dress."
"So should we go top shopping?"
"Yes! There's this top warehouse with heaps of cute designer stuff for cheap." Gina led the way. At the front it just looked like an office building.
"Are you sure this is right?"
"Of course, I come here all the time." She took me through to the elevators and pressed 'up' button. We got in and she pressed '12'. When we arrived at floor 12 the doors opened and revealed a whole floor devoted to tops. There were camis and cardigans and boleros and Tees. God, it was like Shirt City!
I saw this gorgeous little bolero. It was red and had puffy sleaves, It came up under the bust and had little gold buttons. It also had a pocket on the right side which had a navy and gold anchor stitched to it. I immediately went to look for my size. But there was only a 4 or a 12. Dang it! I'm a 6! Garr! I looked at the 4. Maybe I could squeeze into it. I'm sure it'll stretch. I took it and tried it on.
"Suze? How is it?" God, Come on buttons! I guess I could wear it open.
I pulled open the curtain.
"Is that the right size?"
"Well, it's one size smaller than my size but it doesn't come in 6. Do you think it'll stretch?" I asked.
"Well, I don't know…"
"Oh, it doesn't matter. It's just so cute!"
"I agree. Well, you could always learn to sew and make one your self."
"I guess…"
"So what do you think about this top?" She held up a Zebra patterned blouse.
"That's really cute!"
"Yeah, but do you think leopard or zebra?" She held up the leopard print version.
"I think zebra. It'll go with more of your clothes."
"True. Ok, I'll get it." We spent another hour there. I got 5 cute tops. One was like an aqua colour with pink ribbon sewed around the bottom and a cherry on the left breast. Another was a cropped, black bolero which has red polka dots all over it. I also go a long sleaved, black and white striped top and a white T shirt with fading navy words saying 'Faded Heart'. I also found a strapless, emerald green top which was a light material and like a dress which came down into a skirt with a sort of doily pattern on the bottom. It was kind of Tarzan and Jane looking. It would be good with jeans or shorts. Gina bought her blouse and a strapless black top with tiny white dots all over it and a bow on the breast area.
Well, we went around to all the shops. I got a double breasted baby blue coat, 2 other cute shirts, some pinstripe bubble shorts and some navy blue shorts with the scrunch pockets, a cute black skirt which had some blue mesh stuff layered underneath and a pretty,pale pink dress which had the twist look on the breast, a white ribbon under the bust and (again) tied up at the back and was and went to my knees. I also got some hot pink high tops with flouro green laces and some short wedge shoes which were purple and suede and had a closed in toe and a band at the ankle with a buckle. Very Cute. I also got some cute dark denim jeans with silver diamantes on the right pocket. I almost forgot the makeup on my list, but at the last minute we past Red Earth and so I bought a big eye shadow pack, moisturizer, bronzer, mascara and eyeliner.
After that I had a Mochaccino and Gina had a Chai Latte at Starbucks. Gosh my feet were sore. But it was worth it. I bought a cow skin suit case and matching carry bag to take my purchases home in. Gina expected me to go out after that!
"Gina! Look at my feet!" I took off my left Ked and showed her my red sole.
Gina's POV
"Ouch, Simon." She had a big blister on the back of her heel. Ouchy Mama.
"See? Would you go dancing with that hanging off you?"
"Yes. Actually, I would."
"Well, you're insane."
"I probably am. But that's no excuse. I'm not going to feel sorry for you because you have a blister. We are going out and that's that!" She sighed. "You won't regret it! It's gonna be fun! You and Jesse can dance together. You're such a cute couple." She sighed again. I drained my Chai Latte and said
"Come On. Let's make you sexy for when Jesse gets home. We at least have to go to dinner!"
She finally gave in and came home to get ready.
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