Chapter~ 3 'Busy Isn't The Word.'

   I ran up the stairs, two steps at a time. I had to get up there as soon as possible. This is big news. And Jessica will not like it.

   The first thing I did once I entered my room was that I jumped on my bed, adjusted my position, and then looked straight into Jessica's eyes.

''Jessica Russo, this is a serious matter. I know you hate it. I do too. Well, kind of, but you have to-'' Jessica immediately broke down into a sobbing fit.

''Don't cry! You don't understand,'' I continued.

''I will be leaving my best friend for months, maybe even years! And you expect me not to cry?'' She asked, looking at me in disbelief.

''I meant that we are going to shop for stuff; we are leaving to London together. I know you hate shopping, but we have to,'' I continued. Her head shot up when I said 'we are leaving to London'

''Are you serious?!" She asked and I nodded. ''I absolutely love shopping in that case!" She said ''I hate you for making me cry like that. I'm sure I looked like an idiot." She was hitting me nonstop with a pillow.

''Your face was honestly priceless. You should've seen it," I said giving her a wink.

"You are so going to be very sorry for this.'' She glared at me.

"You're the one who jumped into conclusions, not me. I just said that it's a serious matter, which it was."

"Shut up. You were over exaggerating.'' She stuck out her tongue at me, and then took a quick glimpse of the time. "It's half past five. Go dress up, we are going to the mall!'' She cheered, jumping up and down.

''I was not exaggerating. I used to beg on my knees for you to go shopping with me, and now you're jumping up and down? It's you who always makes it seem like a catastrophe, not me," I said, defending my point of view.

''Have I mentioned how much I hate you?" She glared at me, once again.

''Aw Jess. I love you too. I love you just as much as I love your priceless reaction. That's how much I love you." I hurried over to my wardrobe and grabbed the outfit for today. Then, as fast as lightning, I ran into the bathroom before she could kill me.

   I wore my grey jeans and my pink tank top that I bought from Victoria's Secrets. Then, I added light makeup and tied my hair into a messy bun. After taking a quick look at my reflection, I wore my pink flats and grabbed my car keys.

''Come on Jessica, let's go." I opened the front door and made my way towards my Patrol.

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   The first shop we entered was 'Forever 21', our favorite.

''Here, try that on." Jessica handed me a cute, pink strapless dress with a black ribbon perfectly placed in the middle. The dress looked gorgeous, to say the least.

   I smiled, nodded, and went into the fitting room. I carefully wore the dress. It fitted me perfectly. I happily stared at my reflection, twirling around.

It looked beautiful.

   I was met with a jaw-dropped Jessica once I unlocked the fitting room's door.

''What? Is it that bad?" I asked.

''You look stunning,'' she whispered, still amused.

   My happiness and excitement faded away once my eyes fell on the price tag. It said $185. That was really expensive.

''Look." I pointed at the price. Her eyes widened and then rested again.

''I don't care. I'll buy it for you if I have to. It's like it's actually made for you, Izzy,'' she replied.

I shook my head. "No, Jessica. I can't. Let's just go look in another shop.''

   It was as if I haven't protested at all. My words didn't mean anything to her. All she did was snatch the dress from my hands sashay to the cashier. A few minutes later, she walked over to me with a bag in her hands.

''Thank you, Jess! You're the best.'' I hugged her tight.

''Yeah, yeah. I know that," she confidently answered.

"Now, our next stop is a shoe shop."

"That rhymed!" She exclaimed.

''You're a retard, you know that?" I asked her, laughing.

''Oh really? Thanks for noticing!" She sarcastically answered.

   Living independently is not going to be an easy thing. Not if a babysitter doesn't accompany us. We are eight-year olds in seventeen-year-olds bodies. Is that weird?

I love you all to the moon and back <3 Thank you for reading =)

~ HG xx