A Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Ch 9: The Dinner

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CH 9

I walk through the green space so I can get to my dorm faster. I know Christina will want to leave for shopping as soon as possible. I take my phone out of my pocket when I feel it buzz. I read the text on the screen. It's from Christina, 'girl where r u?'. I decide to leave the text unanswered.

I walk through the doors of our dorm to have Christina come running up to me.

"Hurry and get ready Tris! We have a schedule to work with here! I've only got a few hours till my mom picks me up and I doubt your parents are gonna let you stay here all day! Come on, get a move on!"

"I'm ready already, Chris, we can go." I say holding my hands up. God, this girl can be crazy.

"Oh ok, lets go!" With that she pulls my hand and drags me out of the dorm.

She drags me out to the parking lot and leads me to a black jeep. She gets in on the left side and I got around to sit in the passenger seat. Chris starts the car and heads out onto the road. She turns her head to me and says, "So, any preferences?" I hear a car honk at us, I assume because we're swerving.

"Chris! Eyes on the road!" She gets back into the right lane and looks at the road. "Gonna answer my question?" She says.

"I don't know any places, I didn't get out much." I say quietly. It's completely true. I would only get out to go grocery shopping with my mom, or school related things, or some volunteer work. The only time I would go shopping for clothing would only be for the necessary items, and even then we would only go about twice a year.

"We can just go to the mall and look around for some stuff then. And don't you worry, by the time your done you'll be set up!" She gives me a grin and turns back to the road, speeding up to 70.

We arrive in a store called Forever 21. Christina begins walking so I just follow her.

"Okay, so we need for you a dress for this dinner thing, a bathing suite-"

"What? Why? I already have one!"

"Well judging from the rest of your wardrobe you will need a new one." She flashes me a smile and continues, "along with a bathing suite you will need some clothes, shirts, bottoms, shoes. You know everything. So lets get started." We first go to the swim suite section. Chris goes through the options, mumbling to herself.

"What are you looking for exactly?" I ask.

"Well we need a light color because your pale and light makes you look tanner. You also need a size smaller for the top than you wear in bra size."

"Why?" How does she know all this shopping knowledge and when it comes to school she is completely out of everything she needs to know?

"Because, as you know," She says as if speaking to a small child. "you don't have big boobs." I roll my eyes. "If you get a smaller size, it will look like you have bigger boobs, which if you don't know, is a desired feature on a girl." I laugh and let her continue her search. I begin looking over the wracks and my eyes land on one.

It's a pretty bikini that covers a little more skin than a string bikini, but not by much. It's a sky blue with pastel beading in a pretty pattern. The bottoms are just plain blue, the same color as the top. I show Christina and she comes over.

"How did I miss that! It's perfect. And look, it comes in small, so that'll be perfect! Okay go try it on, and come out and show me once it's on!"

I walk to a dressing room and get on the bathing suite. Chris was right, it appears like I have bigger boobs and I don't look as pale. Plus it's a pretty bathing suite.