My Boyfriend's(?) Roommate

Chapter 6: Retail threapy

Zoe came out of her room later that day for lunch and I tried to talk to her about what happened, but she just replied, "It was nothing."

I could see she didn't want to talk about it, so I just let it be.

We decided to go out for lunch that day, Zoe said she needed some air and time to think. So we went out to town, we ate at subway and then some retail therapy! My favorite part of mine and Zoe's friendship. Whenever something was troubling us, we both knew where to go. Our purses for our credit cards and out to the whit gift shopping center.

We stepped into H&M and carefully selected a dress, a top, a skirt, a hoodie and a pair of jeans each, so we could still afford to pay the rent this month. Then excitedly we went over to the changing rooms. We both went into booths next to each other and started to talk, while trying on our clothes.

"Sorry I went all weird on you this morning."

"It's okay really! I just wish you would tell me what's going on in that cute head of yours."

"Haha I know I'm not good with words, you done changing?"

We both stepped out from behind the curtains to look at each other's outfits, nodding in agreement at each other's fashion choices we stepped back behind the curtain.

"Hey! You never did finish talking about this Caspar guy you know!"

"Oh yeah well actually I'm worried about something"

"What is it?"

"Well, when you came to take me home, Caspar had actually gone to the toilet. I didn't get a chance to tell him I was leaving." I took off the dress.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry! I didn't know, do you at least have his number?"

"Don't worry I got him to write down his number on a napkin and I put it in my purse." I zipped up my skirt.

"The one you had the night we went out? The black Chanel purse? I haven't see that in a while."

I gasped I only just realized what I'd done. I quickly drew the curtain.

"NO! I left my purse in the club!"

After all those thoughts and day dreams about Caspar and I didn't even realize I had no way to contact him. I was so rushed that night, I didn't have time to pick up my purse.

"Hun, you're still in your bra! Go back in!"

I can always count on Zo to remind me when I'm being my klutzy self. I quickly my normal clothes back on before I went back to my half shocked, half frantic state.

"What am I going to do Zoe!? I won't ever be able to see him again. I murdered our relationship before it even got a chance to begin!"

Zoe came over to hug me. Then we bought the items for me, as retail therapy. Then we went up a floor to sit down in Starbucks. With light caramel Frappuccinos in hand Zoe consoled me and assured me that it wasn't the end of the world, despite what I thought.

"You always said love should come and find you right? Maybe it's a test, if you meet Caspar again, then it was simply meant to be and you should runaway into the sunset asap!"

I laughed. Maybe Zoe was right. I can't change my philosophy now, just because I met the sweetest, nicest guy in the whole world. Or can I? No. I would just have to hope Caspar could pass this test. I wanted to see him again.