Episode 2

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I stared at the crowd and looked at it slowly move. I then roamed my eyes over some nearby boutiques and thought about which brand would suit my mood for shopping today.

"Having trouble, babe?" a sharp feminine tone asked from behind me. With my eyes furrowed, I turned around and found Geane, smirking.

I smirked back and slapped her jokingly. Then we laughed like there is no tomorrow.

We walked in to every boutique nearby and scanned for the tank-top that would catch my attention .

"How about this?" I showed Geane the top.

"Naah, too fitting." She commented.

"Really? Oh well."

As we were scanning through the racks, we noticed Joe. Well, and Chloe. They're practically attached to the hip. Though I noticed Joe first, which is sort of what? Weird? Something I can't lay my finger on.

They eventually noticed and walked towards us. Well, Chloe was prancing towards us.

"Hey Robi! Hi Geane!" Chloe greeted, a little too hyperactive. Joe nodded in acknowledgement.

"So Robi, found anything you like?" Chloe inquired.

"Not really."

Then I noticed Joe scanning the racks and suddenly pulled up a tank top that I didnt even notice was there.

It was the most attractive top I've seen in this store. My eyes were probably glittering to what Joe was holding.

"How much?" I said to cut off the silence.

He searched the hem for the tag. When he found it, he popped an adorable pout and said, "22 bucks"

"Only 22?" Nicki chimed.

"How'd you get here?" Everyone exclaimed.

"Well, I actually saw Geane and Robi got in this boutique when I was in F21. So I decided to catch up after I bought this crop top." She explained.

"Oh my fucking gosh!" She screamed as she pointed at the mannequin with the floral skater skirt. "Me must buy."

Nicki dashed to the mannequin and aggressively pulled down the skirt off the human sized doll.

"So," Joe started, "are you buying this or not?"

I turned to look at him with the tank top and I scanned it before nodding my head in agreement.

I noticed, where is Chloe?

Nah.

I walked to Joe and took the shirt he was holding.

I gave him a smile to acknowledge him. Awkward, my eyes never left his eyes even if they werent looking at me.

I just realized that Joe had deep pixie grey eyes. Pretty ones too.

I mentally slapped myself and scanned a random rack near me.

Why was I looking at him like that? Disgustingly weird. I mean, not disgusting as in "Ew" but ew. Joe is all of a hottie but, yuck, I was checking him out.

"Robi?"

"Oh god!" I felt myself fall on top of something. Then something harder fell on me.

Oh shit wait! It's a someone, I was on someone!

I opened my eyes to check who I was on and saw Joe with his hands gripped on my shoulders.

"Oh shit. Sorry, man" I said.

"No, it's fine," he smiled and I pulled him up. "I guess I just might have frightened you." He said with a chuckle.

"You kidding, right?" I raised my brow at him.

I dusted myself and fixed the rack that fell on me.

"What were you deeply thinking? I mean, you just got into your own world and mentally disappeared." Joe asked.

"Nothing. Nothing really."

He just smiled in response and a loud voice yelled from behind Joe.

"What happened here?!" Chloe screamed.

"We just stumbled, no harm done." Joe assured Chloe and kissed her on the cheek.

How sweet. UGH.

"I...uhm... should get this paid" I awkwardly spoke and move out of the PDA moment they were doing.

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"Where are you dragging me?!" I groaned as Nicki pulled my arm to some McDonald's Take-Out stall.

"Let's eat! I need some ice cream!" She sang stupidly.

I rolled my eyes at her and folded my arms as I stood beside her as she ordered.

"Here!" She sings like how a choir does and hands me a Flurry.

"Your treat?"

"Nope. You owe me. Pay me when I need cash." She laughs evil-ly and mixes her Flurry. She childishly takes the spoonful of ice cream into her overly large mouth.

"Hmm." She moaned in delight

"Tssk!" I said jokingly.

She gives me her bitchy look and winks. I glared at her then turned my back.

"Guys!" Chloe scream from the lower floor, waving at us.

"Come here!" She screamed.

"Yeah, in a minute!" Nicki screamed back. Then we ran to the nearest escalator and went to them.

"Hey bitch, you're 13 seconds late." Chloe said.

"Whatever." Nicki replied and then rolls her eyes. The weird thing was that they both laughed. Tss, girls.

"Boys, you stay there. Don't move. We'll be back in a flash." Geane said.

"Stop treating us like dogs. We're humans too." I retorted. That made the girls laugh.

Nicki, Chloe and Geane went into this store, which makes me and Joe left. Talk about awkward.

So I finished this McFlurry and went to the nearest garbage bag. After, I threw what was left, I went back and stood beside Joe. THIS IS UGH.

"Robi?" Joe said and took a step forward, making me take one back.

"Yeah?"

"Could you come closer?"

"What?!" I spat.

Noticing I had no plans in closing the distance, he took a step forward, and grabbed my arm. The distance between us is something I don't like. Then he did something I never expected he could do, he wiped the dirt off my face. The one you see in the movies? Yeah, that one.

"What the hell dude?" I exclaimed.

"Hahaha, you should've seen your face. That was the most hilarious I've seen in days." He laughed his ass off.

Instead of being mad at him, I just went to some other place. I am sort of pissed for what he has done. But even more pissed at myself for what I am feeling right now. The non-stop beating of my heart, the shallow breaths I'm taking, and that unsettling feeling in my stomach.

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A/N:

Chapter 2 with the help of UrDayDreamer :) I think it aint that boring tho ;) Vote/Comment/Share to show love :*

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