the Manhattan mall

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Lena's: POV
After running getting all my errands done
I took Francesca to the mall as l promised
This place was even bigger than the malls back in San Francisco. Frankie stuck by me the entire time
Being that we were in a strange place it's all new to us
I'm wondering how how's Ariana and Stef are making out at the groomers. We went into Aeropostale kids
This was one of Frankie's favorite stores besides Journeys and pre teen fashions. They have the latest trends for young girls Francesca's aged, l scanned through the rack of jeans. Frankie likes to match up her belts with her pants and shirts, Francesca's tall and slim. I choose a few pairs of different colors jeans for her to try on in the dresser room. I follow her back and wait outside the changing booth, Frankie do they fit alright Lena asks
Francesca comes out to show her mother. She models for Lena. Mommy l only like the first four pair of jeans
The other ones, l don't care about so much Francesca tells Lena. Okay babe we won't get them, how bout we find some matching nice tops. And overall jumper pants
Lena asked, ok mommy l trust your judgement
Frankie replies. Lena goes to look through overall jumpers
They had, blue, black purple, hunter green and dark pink
Lena found Frankie's size. Francesca came over to Lena
Mommy did you find, anything yet Frankie questions
Yeah honey l did now we need to look for you some tops
Once Lena found everything. They headed up to the front
to the check out, their items, Lena put all the clothes up on the counter. Francesca pick up several baseball caps
Frankie where do you wanna go next. Lena said
Can we got to Journeys and teen fashions, then can we have lunch in the food court.  Francesca knows she's pushing her lock, it's very seldom they eat out
I don't know love, maybe we can try the pizza place downtown the one we saw. Francesca begs, the sales associate gave Lena her total, Lena hands over her credit card. to the young woman, the cashier swipes it
While we were waiting. Francesca was asking me could we go to the ice cream parlor, after we finish shopping
Finally the young woman hands me back my card
Frankie takes her bags. And we head out the store
We take the escalator up to the upper level, where Journeys is, we went inside. Francesca goes to check out the converse all star sneakers, l promised Ariana that l would pick her up a few things. I walked over to Frankie
Babe you see any shoes you, l asked her. She shows me a pair of chunks, what color do you think l should get
She asks. Love it's up to you Lena says to her daughter
How about black, to go with one of my outfits Francesca said to me. The sales associate comes over to ask if we needed any help, l tell him we needed a size five in the sneaker l hold up in my hand. Let me go check in the back
He tells me.

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