Time Warp: Mall Crawling (Kailin)

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Fall 2011

The price of losing a race against a girl was a small one. Well, aside from also losing his pride, Anthony had lost some time out of his day, in order to escort the pretty blonde known as Kailin on one of her shopping sprees. It was something he'd been dragged along for by his mother, which usually resulted in lots of time in shoes stores and make-up stores and at the jewelry racks. Then they'd go to the nail salon and Anthony would be asked if he wanted a pedicure. No, he'd say. Of course not.

But this, he didn't mind too much. Kailin was a sweet girl, to say he liked her already was pretty accurate. So maybe this was just a fool-proof plan to spend more time with her without seeming like a creep? Ha, it didn't matter either way, they could have just hung out like normal people. But going out and doing something was always more fun! And it allowed Anthony to get a good feel for the town that he was still very new to.

He waited at the designated meeting spot, outside the east entrance to the mall. He sat against one of the concrete circles that enclosed a bed of various flowers. Anthony pulled out his phone to check the time. Well....he was still early. Quite early, actually. Anthony started playing Angry Birds while he waited.

[Kailin Bishop]

Kailin had won a race against the new boy, Anthony Fre- Okay, she didn't know how to pronounce his last name. She figured she would just call him Tony, because that was easier than Anthony, and he looked more like a Tony, anyway.

She had managed to get a ride from Katy; she had just gotten her license, and Kales didn't want to ask her even older siblings because then they would ask questions. Katy at least would go on her way after they parted, telling her to call her once Kailin finished.

She was on the west wing of the mall, so she had to text Anthony to meet her halfway, at the Aeropostale that was right across from the food court. The Blonde had asked her mother for some cash for the mall and her mother obliged, giving her a spending limit of about $150, and then she had her own savings of about $150 that she had acquired by tutoring and babysitting. She was going to avoid designer shops with a passion, and search for coupons with just as much efficiency.

But while she waited for Anthony to reach the store, she had started browsing, already being caught up in the price tag of a red plaid dress on clearance. Oh yes, this would be a fun shopping trip.

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Whilst in the middle of a very vigorous game of angry birds, he was interrupted by a text from the girl he was supposed to be meeting, asking him to meet him in the center of the mall. Oh, okay then. Anthony promptly closed the game and headed inside.

While one might be a mite irritated that they had to go so far just to meet up with a person who didn’t meet up right where he was expecting to, but Anthony was more than prepared to make the hike. After all, who wouldn’t walk a thousand miles just to be with a cute girl?

Anthony made his way through the crowds quickly - it wasn’t that busy there, but there were still a few clusters of people milling about - until he finally reached the center of the mall, at the Aeropostale. Anthony turned his head, looking for that familiar blonde hair of Kailin's. He didn’t see her outside, so ventured inside the shop.

Where was she?

Anthony turned to his phone and texted her again.

I’m here. Where are you?

He pressed send.