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"What a day! We got good deals and free cake!" Ivory exclaims after we grab our orders and settle down in our seats.
I nod. "Tiring."
It's four-thirty in the evening, and we have been at the local mall since lunch. We spent the first fifteen minutes getting me to change into her clothes – a hoodie and jeans – since my only piece of attire has turned into nightwear. I glance at the bags and sigh. We really shopped a lot. Mostly, she did.
"Oh, please! I can shop all day long. I had so much fun shopping with a friend, though," she scoffs playfully. I can't help but cringe a little before I let a small smile appear on my face as she tears the wrapper of her madeleine cake and I grab my cup of hot mocha in silence. She then blurts out, "So, tell me about you."
I raise my gaze and
