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Chapter 3:Shopping

Last night, I didn't get any sleep at all; I couldn't sleep. I wasn't woken up by a nightmare like usual. I couldn't sleep because I stayed up thinking about what I said to Kendall. He must think I'm such a disgusting person, telling him I was in the bathtub. I've never told anyone I was taking a bath over a phone call. Well, except for Roxie, Owen and Aunt Carrie. I'm scared of seeing him on Monday now!

Anyways, I finally fell asleep around three in the morning. I decided to sleep in longer since it's Sunday. Unfortunately, someone keeps calling me, so I dreadfully drag my body out of bed to answer my phone. "What?" I answer groggily.

"Damn, girl! You're still sleepy? Have you not slept? Did you have a nightmare last night?"

"No, I didn't." I yawn.

"Then why do you sound like you've been awake for hours last night?" I slip back into my soft and cozy bed.

"Because I couldn't sleep, I kept thinking of Kendall! I still can't believe I told him I was taking a bath," I say, smacking my face.

"You what?! Wait, that isn't so bad," she comments.

I groan. "No, it IS bad! You don't tell a random male classmate, who for the record, doesn't know you, that you're in the bathroom taking a bath. I sound like I'm trying to get into his pants!" I groan even more.

"Calm down, Vi. Seriously, it's not that bad. He's just a person. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. Now, back to the topic of why I called. Get your lazy arse out of bed and meet me at the mall in ten. Love ya, bye!" She hangs up before I can even reply.

I roll around in my bed then put my face in my pillow and scream the living soul out of my body. I roll around some more until I accidentally roll off my bed and land on the floor with a thud. "What is going on up there, Violet?!" Carrie asks.

I quickly get to my feet and open my bedroom door. "Nothing, Aunt Carrie. Sorry!" I close the door and sigh heavily. Guess I'm going to the mall. I freshen up and pick out my outfit. My hair is let down into its natural, wavy state.

I decide to wear a light blue, tank top with a pair of black, ripped jeans and white sneakers. I accessorize my body with a small, key necklace and finish it off with a black wallet. I head downstairs where Owen and my aunt are watching a movie in the living room. "Aunt Carrie, I'm going out with Roxie." I take a slice of bread from a plate on the kitchen counter.

"Oh, okay. Have fun."

Owen turns around and shouts at me. "Hey! What about me? I'm here too, missy!" I chuckle and wave bye to him then leave. "So disrespectful." *Tsk, tsk* He sucks his teeth, and Aunt Carrie smacks him on the head.

"Shut up and watch the movie."

I take my slow time driving to the mall, so when I reach there, Roxie is rambling on about how she's been waiting for me for twenty minutes. To make her feel better, I treat her to some cake at her favorite shop inside the mall. "Let's go check out some costumes for Halloween, Vi," she says. Oh yeah, I forgot it's October already.

The month where everybody at our school is allowed to dress like nobody's watching, and no one will criticize you. "We should wear matching costumes, Vi! Then we could participate in the costume contest and win!" she exclaims. Oh yeah, there's also a costume contest, but I never participate in it. I somehow manage to bail out and convince Roxie that there is no need for people to judge how we look every year.

"I know we've never participated in the past years even though I said we will, but this year is going to be different, Vi. We're gonna rock in our costumes! I have the perfect idea for us!" she says with determination. Oh no, this time it's going to be harder to convince Roxie to not enter.