Amber's POV

We arrived at our favorite mall in the center of town, in about an hour and a half since we stopped at iHop for some actual breakfast. We even drove by the café, and watched as Mr. Sanchez put up a ‘Help Wanted’ sign on the window, chuckling to ourselves.

Chasity thinks that my bowl of cereal will not give me enough energy for what is in store for today, and our waiter had to be incredibly flirty, to the point where we were about to scream 'fuck off', but we didn’t. We wouldn’t want any unwanted glances.

Chasity had also made a list of these different clothes that we should get, and what I should specifically wear for tonight and tomorrow. She had her 18th birthday back in March, so this is something that she knows how to plan. I on the other hand, have no idea what is going to happen, since I am putting my birthday party in her hands… Crazy, right?

We have already started at a couple of stores, and I have to say that the total cost has been going up too quickly for my liking. We already bought our outfits for the concert tonight, all we need is the outfits for tomorrow.

“Chase, I think that we shouldn't spend so much…” I told her as we went through a couple of racks on these dresses that she told me to look at. I flipped through the tags and seeing the high prices, making me choke on air a couple times.

“Don’t worry about it. This shopping trip is on me.” She mumbled, holding up an un-familiar card while blushing before quickly placing it in her wallet. I looked at her shocked.

“How much money do you have for this shopping day?” I asked her, crossing my arms and making my way to her. We both had the same job with the same paycheck. There was no way that she saved her money for this. She looked down to the racks, going through the dresses quicker.

“Don’t worry about it” She repeats herself, before pulling out a short red dress and holding it up in front of me. “Perfect. You are wearing this tomorrow, for sure!!” She squealed happily before draping it on her arm.

“Chase…” I said dully.

“Ambos…” She mimicked my tone. After picking out a couple more clothes and accessories, we finally headed to the register, paid for our stuff, and began to walk out.

“That wouldn't happen to be Niall’s, right?” I asked her. She shook her head.

“Nope. But close…” She mumbled the last words, giving me the answer.

“Don’t tell me it’s Harry’s.” I stopped walking, dropping my shoulders. There is no way.

“Well…” She stuck out her tongue in amusement, continuing to walk ahead.

“Did you take his card??” I scolded her quietly, quickly catching up to her. I am spending Harry’s money?! Oh, no. No thank you. “I’m not doing any more shopping. I think we are good. Let’s go.” I started to walk ahead to the exit leading to the parking lot, but Chasity tugged me back before I even made it to the door.

“Nonsense. This is his extra money, and he told me to, quote, ‘Buy something nice, and to consider this as your birthday present’ from him. So you can’t say no.” She countered, looking at me directly in the eye. I sighed in defeat.

“Fine… But let’s not go willy-nilly with this. Let’s try to not spend the most possible. Instead, let’s spend the least… Starting now.” I said, as she tugged me back on her path, and walking ahead of me, leaving me to trudge behind. I am spending his money… He gave us money… Why Harry? He and I are going to have a stern talk the next time I see him, that’s for sure.

“Alright, next we have to go to—” she started pulling out her list, but was cut off by someone screaming.

We turned to see the source of the scream and found a couple of teens around our age or possibly younger running towards us. We looked ahead of us to see what had their attention to make them scream in such a manner, but there was nothing interesting. We looked back and the unfamiliar girls were now standing in front of us, too close might I add, causing Chase and I to jump back slightly.

“You’re Amber Hudson, right? Harry’s girl?” One of them asked me, scanning at me from head to toe, making me feel self-conscious before meeting my eyes.

“Yes… But not his girl, per say…” I said, confused. She ignores my answer, then looks over to Chasity.

“Chasity Simmons?” She asks her. Chase nods her head while squinting her eyes at the girl who is interrogating us.

“And, may I ask... Who are you?” I asked her as politely as possible. I took in her appearance of her white crop top, jean shorts, olive skin tone, brown eyes and her brown wavy hair, much like mine. She began to take slow steps towards me, with one of those un-pleasing grins.

“Someone who doesn't really like you two." Well... Can't be more obvious with that.

"I'm sorry to hear th-" Chasity says confused, but was cut off by the rude girl.

"Don't care for your opinion. But, if you do think about hurting the boys, in whatever manner, I will come find you and—” She said but was cut off by her friend who tugged her back with all her might, covering her mouth with a shocked face. Chase and I had the same facial expression.

“I am so sorry for her, I didn’t think that she would react this way… She was just so jumpy when she saw the photos of you two in that parking lot yesterday with the guys.” Her friend apologized for her.

“Wait, what?” I asked as soon as she finished speaking.

“Yeah… There’s photos going around of you guys in the parking lot.” She explained.

“You dumb whore, didn’t you think that the paps wouldn’t find you?” Chase and I shared glances, and merely just shook our heads simultaneously.

“There’s pictures?” I asked. They nodded their heads. I look over to Chasity who just shrugged her shoulders. The kinder fan reached into her bag, and pulled out a couple magazines and handed them to me. I held them out for Chasity and I to examine and like she said, there was photos of Niall and Chasity hugging on one side and Harry placing his kiss on my head on the other. I looked to Chasity and she looked confused.

“That was quick…” She mumbled.

“I on the other hand, think that you and Harry would be pretty cute together, and I hope he gets the balls to ask you out soon.” The kinder fan said, blushing slightly. Chasity elbowed me.

“See? I’m not the only one who thinks this!” She said happily, earning a laugh from the younger fan.

“Thank you.” I thanked her. She nodded and turned to Chasity.

“And you and Niall are INCREDIBLY adorable together, I have to say.” She says as Chasity blushes at her compliment.

“Thank you. I will let Niall know.” She says smiling, as she handed the magazines back to her. The rude fan just rolled her eyes and got out from her friend’s grip, and started walking away.

“When you’re done talking to the trash over there, you know where I’ll be.” She yelled out, not turning back. The remaining fan rolled her eyes.

“Sorry again… She doesn’t know how to control her temper at times…” She said, shrugging her shoulders.

“At times? Hmm…” Chasity mumbled quietly. I elbowed her hard, widening my eyes at her statement. She just looked at me as if saying ‘you know it’s true’. I rolled my eyes playfully before turning my attention back to the girl in front of me.

“It’s alright. Don’t worry about it. Say, what’s your name?” I asked her.

“Elizabeth, but most people call me Liz.” She said smiling.

“Alright, Liz. You going to the concert tonight?” I asked, sparking conversation. She quickly nods her head with excitement.

“Definitely! Are you?” She asks me. I nod my head as well, but not as quickly.

“Yeah and who knows, maybe we happen to bump into each other?” I said, smiling.

“Of course! But, can I take a picture with you guys, in case I don’t…?” She softly asks. We nod our heads in agreement and began to take a couple pictures with her, posing with funny faces for a bit.

“Thanks guys, hope to see you!” She squeals in delight before taking off, most likely to find her friend.

“Well… That was interesting.” Chasity stated as she took hold of my wrist and guided us to the next store, which was Macy’s.

“Do you think that there are more Directioners here that could spot us?” I ask as we pass by all of the perfumes and onto the shoes. Chasity looks through all of the flats and high heels. She finally stopped at a pair of white high heels, and my eyes immediately widened as she begins to look for my size.

“Chase, I don’t think me and heels are a good combo…” I told her quietly, but she ignores my plea and pulls out the right pair, opening the box and handing the shoes to me.

“Try them.” She stated as she put the box down on the floor next to the spot for me to sit and properly put them on. I do as she says and sat down, taking one last look to them in my hand, the image of me falling over on my first step quickly fills my mind.

“Ambos put them ooooonnnnn… We don’t have all day!” She pushes me on. I tell her alright before removing my shoes, and replacing them with the heels she picked out for me. Once they were securely strapped onto my feet, I extend my hand out to Chasity, for I fear that when I stand I will fall.

She rolls her eyes at me in amusement before walking over to me and taking my hand. I stood up and cautiously took my first step. I have never worn heels before, especially this high. She helped me walk over to one of the mirrors that were at the end of the isle, and I took a good look at my feet and legs, and Chasity squeals once she took a step back to get a better view, without me latched onto her for dear life. I find my balance and stand perfectly still.

“Amber, they look amazing!!! I wonder if there’s a pair in my size…” She trails off as she walks back to the other end of the isle, leaving me on my own in these shoes.

“Chasity… Come back!” I called out to her and she just looked at me from her spot.

“Come on, Amber, it’s not that hard, just put one foot in front of the other.” She replied to me before bending down and scanning through the boxes for her size. I look down at my feet, mentally praying that my feet won’t fail on me.

“Amber, walk!” Chasity says, now standing in front of me, in the same of shoes, just in a polished black. Apparently I must have been praying too long…

“Well I can’t walk with you in front of me, now can’t I?” I said to her, slowly crossing my arms so I won’t lose my balance. She just chuckles at me, but moves to the side, giving me enough space to walk.

“Look, one foot in front of the other. Heel toe, heel toe, heel toe...” She says repeatedly as she takes every step. I sighed before moving my left foot forward, then bringing my right. I felt like I was a toddler being taught how to walk for the first time… Except I was in heels… Heh, a toddler in heels.

“There we go… Now come through here!” She points to the outer isle that exits the shoe section that had carpet, and points to walk down to the intersection of the tiles, which was the men’s section, and back. She demonstrates first, looking like a model as she walks, the heels clicking on the floor echoes slightly as she returns to me, before gesturing for me to do the same.

I take a deep breath and begin to mimic her action, the sound of the heels clicking on the floor beneath me is much louder than I had anticipated. I can feel the attention of bystanders watching me intently as I walk down. As I come to a stop, I see how much I have walked, and mentally high fiving myself for not tripping yet.

My streak did end, however. I took a couple steps back to Chasity, and I misplace my right foot, causing me to trip on it. As I waited for the impact of the floor to my face, it never came. Instead, I felt strong arms snake around my waist, and hoist me back up. Once I got my footing, I look up to see who helped me out from an embarrassing fall, and to my surprise, it was Dylan.

“Dylan…” I said, trying to greet him, but instead it came out as a shock, or scare, which was not my intention.

“You alright, there?” He asked me, his hands still around my waist. I took a careful step back, getting out of his reach, while nodding my head.

“Yeah, I am. Thanks.” I thanked him. He nodded.

“I like the heels, but you may need a bit more practice than that.” He said coolly while pushing his hair back a bit. It’s about the length of Harry’s, but a bit shorter…

“I’ll keep that in mind.” I said to him, not meeting his gaze. Yes, I have to admit he is pretty attractive, but I don’t see myself with him. I remember I used to always watch him work at the café… Wait. “Shouldn’t you be working right now?” I asked him, my face scrunching up a bit. He chuckled.

“No, not really. I heard you quit though. Sad to see you go.” He shrugged.

“Yeah, I had reason…” I mumbled. A clicking noise could be heard behind me, before Chasity stood next to me.

“Hey, Dylan.” Chasity greeted him.

“Hey, Chase.” He said, waving kindly before turning back to me. “So, I’ll see you guys at the party then.” He said before walking away. My eyes widened as I slowly turned my upper body to face Chasity, who was already making her way back to our belongings.

“Chasity, did you invite him?” I asked her, un-aware of my feet carrying me to her without slipping or falling over. She looked back, expecting me to be so far back, and instead jumped at the closeness I was to her.

“You did it, Ambos!!!” She cheered. I sighed but thanked her anyways. I made my way back to the small seat to remove the heels, and put them back in the box before closing the lid on top. Chasity sat next to me and did the same action.

“Are we done?” I asked her.

“Almost. Time for accessories!!!” She squealed as she tugged me to the jewelry section.

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-6 hours of shopping later-

By the time we reached my house, I was exhausted. I know fully understand the saying of shop till you drop, as I carried all of the bags of clothes up to my room and collapsing right then and there, since the weight of all of the bags on my arms pulled me down, and I just had no energy. The rest of the trip had involved bickering between Chasity and I on price, pictures with fans, receiving hate from others, and awkward glances with Dylan.

The fans have spread the word that we were there to the point where Chasity and I had gotten trapped in a small boutique, and we had to leave the mall, with security. That was an absolute rush to go through. A few girls started to tug on my shirt, and one of them almost took my beanie, but I got it back, thankfully. The guys came into thought, as I know that they have to go through that whenever they are out in public. Geez.

My parents weren’t home, and they actually took the girls with them so it was just Chasity and I. We eventually got the bags of clothes up to my room, and we placed them on my bed.

“Alright, hop in the shower, and let’s get ready!” Chasity says as she goes through some of the bags, picking out an outfit for me to wear for tonight, shoving it into my grasp and pushing me to the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I shook my head in amusement but did as she says anyway.

Notes

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