Episode 2 Kate

I wandered the mall feeling the foreboding eyes were burning my back, but every time I turned to catch the culprit, no one was there. I had to shake it off. I continued through the mall until I found a shop that made me pause.

The figure stared with starry eyes at me. Her wings like a butterfly smooth with small creases near the base, purple in colour turning light at the top. Her face sharp and smooth cased in ivory with thick lashes. Her eyes bright blue,

hair red, but dark, almost black with hints of purple. I couldn’t help but take her in. Something tugged at the recesses of my mind, the answer trapped beneath the surface. She was familiar but different than anything I had seen before. I caught my reflection in the window my own red hair fell straight to the end of my ears, then curled softly hints of blonde and brown highlighting my red hair. My blue eyes caught glimpses of the people moving around me. I looked around, people mindlessly walking through the mall, like salmon in a stream. Focused on going from store to store spending money they probably didn’t have.

Everyone moving together in a flow, only interrupted when someone went against the stream. Crossing through the groups of people to get to the store they wished to visit. I looked back at the figurine, this time at the tag wrapped around her arm, $44.99. I reached into my pocket a pulled out three twenties. I know this money was for this week. For food. But, I looked back at the figurine something was telling me to get it. Or was that the unhappy part of me, which I locked up that loved spending money once it is in my pocket. I checked my phone two misses messages both of them were here and waiting in the food court.

I took one more glance at the fairy and walked away. I was late meeting my friends, I can’t buy every signal one I see, I told myself, but something was telling me in my gut to get the fairy and look closer at it. I walked to the

food court, our designated meeting spot. I looked around and caught a glimpse of them through the hordes of people. I snuck up behind Mandy, her short brown hair and bright green jacket, it was defiantly her.

“Hey, Guys!” I smiled wide as I grabbed Mandy’s shoulders, jostling her a little, making her jump a little, before giving me a dirty look over her shoulder and moved aside to let me join them at the table.

“My god Kate why do you do that,” Mandy whined, holding a hand to her chest like a frightened Kitten, her brown eyes wide with terror. Nonetheless, she still held part of the anger over my little scare tactic she tried to smooth her features, but the hints were around her eyes never really went away.

“Sorry, habit,” I wasn’t all that sorry, “I love sneaking up on people. You know that” I teased, giving her a little bump with my hip as I sat down. Mandy gave me a small smile in reply, telling me I was forgiven.

 “Yeah, but you always find us before we can find you,” She complained and pushed back at me slightly, playfully.

“I know it’s easy for me to find people. If you weren’t such a scaredy-cat, you’d be used to it by now,” I shrugged, pushing her back teasingly.

“Okay, Guys! Enough we have serious business to attend to,” Rose announced, slapping her hands down on either side of her fires while splaying her fingers. Her green eyes were sparkling, and her blond hair pushed back with a blue hairband. She could have been the classic head cheerleader type, but her passion for politics and arguing called her to the debate team and soon the head of the student council.

“Serious now?” I sighed then clapped my hands together hard pretending I knew what she was talking about, “What that Jason is getting a new haircut?” I asked, sarcastically, stealing one of her fries. Her lips twitched as if she was going to laugh, but she held it in.

“No, no, he’s keeping his hair the way it is. But seriously, the dance is coming up, and as part of the committee, I need some ideas. So Idea’s anyone?” She asked, looking at us, hoping we give her the right answers. She had an oval-shaped face that was set in a very stern look. She was part of the student council and wanted to be the president next year. For now, she’d run the dance committee, come hell or high water. She was determined to run it. But to become the head, one would have to give an award-winning idea for the dance. Meaning that we, her back up, would have to help her in doing this. In so doing this, she could move closer to that hope.

I looked at Mandy; she was frowning. Her round face was covered in thick makeup to hide her blemishes and lighten her copper skin. Her brown eyes done up in bright green eye makeup with cat-like eyeliner, always made me question her choice in colour.

“I don’t know. Under the sea is popular,” Mandy threw out, twirling a black curl in her fingers as she rolled her eyes. Clearly not wanting to aide Rose on her quest for the head of the student council.

“Exactly, that’s why every movie has one. I need original ladies. I want to be president of the school one day, I need my crack team to help me out,” Rose smiled, but a glint of desperation hid underneath it, cracking the fake cheerfulness of that smile.

“What about Supernatural? It was a huge show, so that way, guys can just gussy up and look hot. No need to wear a costume. But if they want to, they could dress up as vampires or werewolves,” I suggested grabbing another fry.

“Love it! Thank you, Kate! You’re the best!” Rose threw her arms around me over the table, wrapping around my shoulders, pulling me closer to her fries, smothered in gravy and cheese inches from my chest.

“Hey! Mandy gave a good idea too,” I tried to get out of the hug, I didn’t want gravy all over myself. Rose released me before I got a shirt full of gravy. Mandy slid me a small thank you smile.

“Thank you, Mandy. But next time. Original!” Rose said then clapped her hands before Mandy could retort, so she rolled her eyes instead, and stole a fry from Rose.

“Now. Part two we need to go shopping for outfits. As we. Will. Totally. Get. This. Idea. Chosen! And we have the party at Kates in five days we need to shop!” She seemed to sparkle as she said it, the idea of shopping putting her into a good mood. We left for the stores finding a small boutique with tons of dresses and sparkly trinkets.

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