Slice of Life: Friends

6. It All Happened on a Sunday

It was the first Sunday of their Summer Vacations and the three of them made plans to spend the day in the city. They were excited as Maya recently got her driving license, which meant they wouldn't need to take the bus.

"Where should we go first?" Maya asked, as they spotted the first landmark, showing they were entering the city.

They lived in a small hill station, and the only nearby city was in a valley. Summer meant the roads were clear of the snow and they had an unobstructed view of the sun shining upon them.

"I say, let's go to the mall. I haven't shopped in ages and I'm dying to buy summer dressed," Sarah said, smiling from ear to ear. Just the thought of spending her parents' money could put a smile on her face, but then, if they wanted to give her access to their credit cards as a compensation for ignoring her most of the time, so be it.

"Okay, and then we can head to the library," Sarosh said.

Her remark put a frown on Sarah's face, but she said nothing. It was a rare treat for them to be on their own, unsupervised, and she had no intention of wasting it in a library. Silently, she made a promise to herself that she would keep Sarosh away from the dreaded place. Besides, her friend had enough books in her personal library.

They were crossing the bridge to enter the city when their car broke down, right there, blocking the narrow road. The tow truck arrived pretty quickly, but now they were without a car. They took the bus to the mall, because Sarah insisted that's the most important stop of the day.

"Sarah, come on. Just buy one of these shirts. They all look good on you." There was a hint of irritation in Sarosh's voice. They had been roaming from one end of the mall to the other, but Sarah still had bought nothing. Everything was out of fashion, too pricey, or just not her style.

After about three hours, she finally gave up and, without sounding apologetic, told her friends that nothing good enough and they should do something else. By then, the girls were starving, so they went to a nearby restaurant for lunch. Everything they ordered was bland or under-cooked. None of them was happy with how the day was going.

Maya wanted to check out the art museum and afterwards, they went to a public park where they ended up getting their bags stolen. Now, they were stranded in the city without money and mobile phones. Fortunately, a nice man let them use his phone.

"What a dreadful Sunday." Sarah sighed, unhappy because she bought nothing.

"The worst Sunday of the year!" Sarosh was sad because she couldn't go to the library.

"I can't believe everything went wrong. What a disaster this Sunday has been!" Maya was annoyed at the whole situation.

Just then, they looked at each other and burst into laughter. At least, it was a Sunday to remember.