Learning to Fly

Chapter 2

"So how was your day?" Jack asked as I walked through the door.

"Good, won a sing off against Missy." I told him, setting my bag on the couch and hoisting myself up so that I was sitting on the counter.

"Good job!"

"Thank you,"

"Want something to eat?"

"Nope, I'm going out with Alek. Heading down to some place or something, I don't know. Ben's in jail again and..."

"Wait, Ben's in jail again?"

"Yeah,"

"For what?"

"I'll tell you later, Alek's outside waiting for me, but I wanted to say hi. I'll be home later, ok?"

"Don't get into too much trouble!" Jack called as I headed out the door, walking down the driveway and climbing into the passenger seat of Rust Bucket.

"Where are we going again?" I asked as we drove down the road.

"You'll see," Alek said mysteriously.

"I'm hoping it's the mall."

Yeah, however girly that sounds, I really was in the mood for going shopping. After all, I was a girl.

Shopping is pretty damn fun.

I turned up the radio blasting 'Say Somethin' by Austin Mahone. I loved this song, I sang it super loud. I looked over at Alek, catching him smiling as he drove.

We pulled up at the mall, making me scream and bounce up and down in my seat.

"OMG YAY! I love you so much!" I leaned over the seat and kissed him on the cheek, still jumpy. He had a red lipstick stain on his cheek now, making me laugh aloud. I got out of the car and held his hand, skipping up to the door of the mall. We entered into the food court, making me squeal.

"Food on me, what do you want?"

"McDonald's!"

"Big Mac?"

"Forever and always!" I said in a sing-songy voice.

I found an open booth and sat down at it, just as Alek came back with 2 Big Mac's, 2 reg. fries and a HUGE drink. I smiled. We ALWAYS ordered this.

I bit into the burger, lettuce falling out the sides making me laugh.

I finished that monster in record time, might I say.

I looked up, finding Alek finishing his burger.

"Dang, you really eat fast." He commented.

"I know," I said with a smile.

We finished up, and Alek got up to throw away all the trash.

"Shopping time?" I asked, and he nodded.

I jumped on his back for piggy back ride because you know me, too lazy to walk anywhere. Plus, piggy back rides were like, tradition.

"Where first?" He asked.

"Hmm...... Forever 21!"

He walked into the store, and I dropped off his back.

"OHMIGOD! LOOK AT THIS!" I held up an adorable white crop top with a cut open back that had a black smiley face on the front, with studs on the black. It was amazingly cute, and for $7, you just couldn't go wrong.

"Imma try it on," I said, tossing to shirt at Alek.

"Oh, so I've gotta hold all your stuff?"

"You always do,"