Shopping at Ease -{Sofia}-

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[[September 18th]]

It certainly was no big fancy store, chock full of designers. But, that didn't stop the Hastings Freshman from venturing to Newton's Outfitters to look for a new outfit or two. Unlike some people she knew that would remain nameless, she wasn't afraid to invest in some cheaper clothes. Especially when she didn't feel like driving all the way to Hartford. She would have to make that drive eventually, she couldn't survive on this forever. She did love her big labels. They were just a part of who she was. Hey, it wasn't her fault she was rich.

Earlier that day, she had to admit, she'd tried to pick clothes that weren't her best to wear here. She didn't want to seem out of place in this small town store. She may have gotten strange glances had she worn a few hundred dollars worth of clothing. Keeping a low profile was just that way she liked it. No sticking out for her. At least, not yet.

As she entered the shop, she clutched her jacket closer to her body, feeling a sudden rush of cold air. Someone had the air conditioning on. Why, she wasn't sure, since it was now Fall. Her bright eyes scanned the inside of the building for the first time. It was a rather nice sized room, not too small or overly large. Her attention immediatly caught the Junior's section and she headed over.

Melissa couldn't help but notice that it was quiet in here. It was quiet almost anywhere she went in this town. She was just so unused to it, she supposed she noticed it more than others. New York was always loud and busy. It was nice to be in a place that could take it slow most of the time. She felt as if she could catch her breath here.

Looking through the racks, a few pieces of clothing caught her attention, and every now and then she would hold something up, slinking it over her arm to try on later. The selection wasn't too bad here. She kind of liked it.

[Sofia Davis]

Somehow Sofia was shopping with the ever present running commentary of Arianna Porter. She was used to being kidnapped almost and taken into huge stores with fancy music and ladies with terrifying faces controted by Boxtox trying to insult and compliment at the same time. If she even mentioned returning to New York for any reason there would suddenly be lists thrust into her hand full of places to go and pieces of clothing to pick up and accounts to charge to. If one piece of clothing, whether it be a ribbon or a sock or even a shoelace, was mismatched there would be hell to pay. It was such a nice difference to have been told that Arianna had plans. That left Sofia with a free afternoon and she need some new shirts and athletic wear.

The small store in Easton was perfect. Barely anybody shopped here, not even Aiden and he did not care about labels at all. He simply found the place dull and cold. He was half right, Sofia ideally thought, it was freezing in here. The store was the opposite of any place in New York though. Sofia loved how quiet and alone one could be. You could really think here and not be pressured by the face pace and ever present hovering expected in any place in the Big Apple.

Twisting around a rack Sofia reached for a shirt and pulled the hanger out. The funny thing was that the hanger didn't budge. Looking over she realized there was another hand holding onto the same hanger. The sophomore recognized the owner's face, it was the freshman that Ari was always rattling on about. Similar Souls and one who understands fashion and all that. Some rubbish was what Sofia thought.

The girl put on an honest smile though and let go of the hanger, "Oh, hi Mel. I didn't expect to see you here."

[Melissa Jameson]

Several minutes went by without any significant happenings. She found a rather loud shirt that she considered trying on just for a laugh, but decided against it. It was funny, though, how much of these clothes she actually liked. Some of them looked similar to something she'd paid three times as much for. It was a shame that people shopped like that. Most, like Melissa, simply paid that much to have the label. Not that Melissa was conceited enough to want people to see that all she wore was designer brands. She just liked feeling as if she fit in the with rich kids every once in a while.

The girl became quite confused when a hanger she tried to grab would not comply. Looking up, she noticed that she was not the only one attempted to grab this particular piece of clothing. How funny. It wasn't often that two people happened to grab the same hanger at the same time. She was suddenly reminded of one of those commericals where the women would fight over a certain piece of clothing. Though, Melissa wasn't to eager to be fighting anyone for this. It was just an amusing visual.

After a second, she realized that she recognized the person standing in front of her. She knew her through Arianna, of course. They'd not had much time to get to know each other, but she seemed nice. "Oh, hey." she said back, letting go of the hanger. "I wasn't expecting to see anyone here, honestly. I felt like doing a bit of local shopping. It's actually not bad. Besides the temperature." she gave a friendly smile.

[Sofia Davis]

It was easy for Sofia to return the smile Melissa offered. "It is cold." Her eyes glanced around delicately, like looking for the source of the problem and if there was some way to fix it. "I like the local shopping, and well, between you and me, it is nice to do some shopping without anyone breathing down your back. Or having Arianna offer advice every two seconds." The words were spoken lightly and humorously, Sofia hoping that Melissa understood the joke and understanding there.

She glanced at the clothes the other girl held. The first thing that caught Sofia's eyes was that the two had similar tastes in shirts and sundresses. In fact they were holding a lot of the same thing. 'How interesting.' It was nice to see that some people could enjoy designer labels and still be almost normal. Frankly it was nice to know that not everyone at this school was as obsessed as some.

[Melissa Jameson]

Melissa gave a laugh at her comment. "She can get a little opinionated when it comes to that." she agreed. She hadn't gone shopping too many times with Arianna, but the times she did, she always felt like a passenger on a very fast ride. She felt lucky that she had a similar taste in clothes with Arianna. She wasn't too keen on finding out how she shopped with someone who wasn't that in to the designer labels. She could almost picture the her face which caused her to have to stifle another laugh. Sofia didn't need to think she was crazy or something.

Melissa also noticed that they were holding similar clothes. It was funny how diverse she could be in her shopping habits. From the top designer stores, to small town places such as this. She could always find something. And it seemed that she found someone she could share the experience with.

"That's quite a nice selection you've got there." she said, motioning to the pile of clothes in Sofia's hands.

Melissa quickly wondered if Arianna would actually step into a place like this. Not a single designer label was to be found among the undoubtedly cheap fabric. Clothes hung on racks, instead of being folded on an eye-catching display. Truthfully, seeing her in here might even be a bit comical.