It was a wonderful day, the sun was not too bright and the wind was not too strong. It was the perfect tempurature for walking around an outdoor mall. She enjoyed herself here, just her and her mother. The hour long drive was well worth it.
The drive there was filled with conversation and singing to the radio, a great classic rock station that seemed to only play good music. Even a song she had been yearning to hear for many, many months. When they arived at their destination, it was nothing like she expected.
This mall was enormous! And every store's doors were to the outside. An outdoor mall. They entered the store they had originally come for, Maurice's. Her favorite store, she always found something she liked there.
After much time, she finally had a few things she wanted to try on, including a pair of pants she didn't really like, but mother's will was mother's will. It came down to two shirts. A plain green, and a brown with a blue and gold graphic on the chest. Along with some jewelry, a necklace and feather ear rings.
What was next? There were so many stores to choose from! They entered a few stores that she didn't really like, Banana Republic, for example. It was all too adult for her. She was only 16, she didn't need to be dressing like she was 22.
The two came across a Journey's, and just for laughs, went inside. A man with dyed-red hair sat on a bench in the middle of the store, watching the two TVs above the counter. Shirts and shoes were everywhere, the other people mostly looking at the shoes. Her mother and she looked at all the shirts that were there, and saw one that caught her attention. A silly T-shirt that seemed to appeal to her tree-hugging nature, while at the same time looking like something a normal person would wear.
