Prologue:
I thought death would be worse. More gruesome, vicious maybe. Not that it wasn't. It was actually very, very lonely. For a while at least. My "death" was my first ever memory.
August 2, 2009, 7:14 am. I had just turned 12 and we were driv...
I got out of the shower and put my clothes back on so we can all go shopping. "You guys ready?" I asked them.
"Fuck yes! Let's go." Valerie said and took off down the stairs, the rest of us following.
"Hey Mom, we're going to go shopping. Can I take the car?" I excitedly asked.
"Of course!" She smiled and handed me the keys. "Be back by 11 though, please."
"Ok, love you!" I yelled as we ran out the door and got in the car.
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"We're here!" I announced and everyone screamed in joy... except for Emily. Weird.
We ran inside the mall and looked around in awe. None of us go to this mall because our parents make us go to a cheaper one. Not this time though. It was so white and clean and shiny, it was perfect. "Let's look at the map so we know where everything is." Caitlin said.
We walked over to the electronic map and I took pictures of the layout of both floors. We went to an empty area and decided where we would go first. "I think we should go to the makeup and hair places first because it won't be as heavy to carry around." I said.
"I think that's smart, let's go with that." Emily agreed.
"We should probably shop for clothes last, actually. We'll probably get a lot and we can just go back to the car and leave when we're done so we don't get tired." Caitlin added on. Smart.
"Can we stop for food inbetween though? I get hungry, you know." Valerie commented.
"Sure, that sounds good. We can also shop for jewelery and other stuff that we want. Sounds good?" I finished. They all responded with a collection of "yeah" "nice" and "cool".
"Why don't we split up? I'll take Celeste and Emily and Valerie can go together." Caitlin recommended.
"Ok, we'll get more done that way." I said. Yes, I get to be with Caitlin. I checked the time on my phone. 6:10. "Alright, everyone meet at Panda Express at 8:30. I'll send you the map too." I told Emily and she responded with a nod. We broke into our pairs and went to go shop.
"So" Caitlin started. Her voice is so gentle. "Where do you want to go first?"
