Even the most cruelest people don't torture their victims like this.
Your stomach growls in response of your own annoyance and mental complaints.
It's almost a crime how people just love to get on your way when it comes to buy a subsistence.
Your day was started with a pleasant message on your phone 'lessons are cancelled today due tutor's sickness'. Honey for your ears, relief for your mind. I mean, of course it's a pity your tutor got sick, but they wouldn't know how happy were you right now. Because you don't have to tolerate people like Nendo, who constantly manage to hurt you in any ways possible.
Moreover, there special release of a new flavour of your favourite snack! It was a perfect timing for sure, the stars aligned for you.
It's time to get out of your house and go to the mall.
As it was a working day of the week. The mall wasn't that crowded with people as you usually would see. Bright white lights illuminated store windows, revealing the overpriced options to waste your money on. An splendour design of clothes and bags had a sparkling look through the glass. You could bet it cost more than your an average budget for months.
You shook your head, a commercial overpriced products won't work on you today!
You marched on your way. You already planned your way ahead to get there. 8 minutes on waiting the bus, 20 minutes on a bus, 5 minutes to get to the mall, 7 minutes to get to the place with your precious favourite snack. In a mall you needed to pass through the 2 cafe, which were placed near the entrance. Then go down through long way of thousands cloth shops.
When you see the bubble tea booth...
damn, I kinda want a bubble tea now. Wait, no stopping! Only going ahead!
Then when you pass a bubble tea booth you would need to find an escalator.
Everything was according the plan.
You looked around for certain sign or sound of the escalator. Even though you been there multiple times, you still find yourself getting lost sometimes. Maybe because of many distractions on your way or the architecture did the bad job with designing this building, or you were actually bad with remembering locations. You never know.
Right when you pulled out your phone to check where you need to go, you sensed that a goddess approaching you.
You shivered. The sense was so strong you genuinely thought it was your time to go to the heaven. You could sworn you hearing how angels signing your name.
Oh, wait. It was Teruhashi's chirping voice.
" what a coincidence! I didn't expect you to also go on a shopping" she cheered you with a soft voice, softly saying your name at the end.
Her silhouette glowed with angelic energy, you unconsciously squeezed your eyes like you were looking at the sun.
Damn girl, you must really love shopping if you glowing that much.
Your eyes slided from your classmate to two girls who catching up with her friend. A brunette with a red bow marched to your and Teruhashi direction with her friend beside her. You vividly recall her appearance, she probably someone in your class. To be fair, you weren't paying much attention to your classmates, so you don't quite figure out everyone's names. Also to be fair, you genuinely trying to survive in this psychosis.
Beside the red bow girl dashed a tanned blonde girl with a very catchy eye makeup, which you assumed was her friend. By quickly glancing down on a shopping bags on their hands you figured that they were here for reckless wasting money.
Well, good for them that they have a spare money.
You were about to make a quick excuse but Teruhashi's friends already surrounded you, preventing you leaving.
Gyaru's eyes light up on you
"You have a familiar aura, I have seemed you somewhere... " she trailed, looking around your body. She frowned in a frustration.
You just shrugged, you really don't have any interest to pay attention for their wild imagination. Seriously, this academia enrols only bonkers and schizophrenics? Guess you have something to think about in a middle of the night because you somehow ended up there.
Red bow girl beamed at you "I'm glad that more people joining us, more people - more fun".
Although, you could catch the same vibes from her that you catching from Teruhashi.
Wait, what she just said?
And this is how you ended up here. In a bright pink dress store surrounded by those fancy girls, who don't let you leave an opportunity to leave.
"Look at this cute skirt! It has a little red hearts pattern just what I have been looking for."
Babbled a red bow girl, who you figured out was Chiyo. She put down an another useless piece of cloth in your hands. You unconsciously clutched the big tower to prevent it from falling. You struggle to stand on your feet as you already had a tower of fancy clothing.
"That adorable, but I think it wouldn't look pretty enough without this" gyaru girl said showing off the coffee coloured cardigan. Chiyo eyes shone with excitement, she rapidly nodded and left it in your hands as a cherry on top of this tower.
"In this case I would need a t-shirt that matches with my skirt..." two school girls wondered off and you shuffled behind them. At this point you couldn't even see towards you, so you tried to orient of the sound of their voices.
Teruhashi wasn't helpful, she tried to find a changing room for rest of the girls. Meanwhile you were a some kind of walking hanger. This is what you pay when you say can't buy anything. Those girls were so determined to bring you to this shopping party, so they made out of you a life-sized hanger. How kind of them to make you feel included, but you didn't like to be used this way.
When three of you were on a final destination, changing rooms. You put down the hilariously big tower of clothing and wait until the moment they get distracted. And then you will ran away from this, whatever it is.
The tower awkwardly was plopped into nearest chair, revealing you from pressure.
Without even looking at the clothing tower, the blonde girl picked outfit for both Teruhashi and Chiyo. She explained something about outfits but because you were behind her or simply didn't care much, you couldn't catch that.
Instead you slowly backed off from them. Slowly... step by step.
Before you could ran away from these unwanted shopping party, gyaru already spotted you.
"Now when we are alone..."
You jolted of the sudden change in her voice and stopped your track.
Great, now she wants pick me outfit that I can't afford even in a thousands years.
"Listen, I'm in rush right now... I don't have time and money for all of this you know..." you mumbled under your breath, scratching a back of your neck nervously. You turned to her slowly almost like you were catch doing something illegal but she already stood very closely to you.
" Let's cut this crap, are you psychic?" She narrowed her eyes suspiciously looking at you.
She flicked you on the forehead. "Don't try to play dumb, I can feel your aura it stinks before you even get in sight!"
"S-stinks?" You backed off from her insult. This was a very weird way to insult you like this. No, even tell someone to take a shower like this! You subconsciously sniffed yourself to smell any bad smell. Only scent that you could hear was your deodorant that you put before leaving the house. Shit, I knew it was shitty one...
Gyaru blinked at your reaction before explaining what she meant. "You have a very strong aura, it looks exactly like a cartoonish stinky air around you!" She pointed out on you like she catch you on something.
You stared at her blankly before softly remarked. "You know... you can be more polite with your classmates".
She jolted and nervously started to sweat. Apparently finally realising your point of view.
"NO! WAIT YOU GOT IT ALL WRONG!" She yelped at panic, shaking her head abruptly.
Your classmate take a deep breath and proudly finally introduce herself. " My name is Aiura, a soothsayer. I can tell the future and see auras just like yours" she elaborated, smirking at you smugly.
Great, another one whose think they have a super power. You sighed in your head trying to keep your smile, even though she insulted you a second ago. "Nice to meet you..." you say grinding your teeth.
Before she could ask you anything and make your temper even shorter than it is a soft chirping voice from changing room distracted her.
"I-I'm not sure if it fits me..."
Not wasting any second, you took your chance and sprinted out from clothing shop. You could hear how they called your name from the distance. Maybe they went out and looking for you but you never looked back to check.
Just in a case if they actually went for search, you hid in a small vintage bookstore. Your lungs were filled with a scent of books and new ones. You took a moment to catch your breath and then you looked around. Your eyes drifted from bookshelves to check your surroundings. Maybe you will find fancy manga, maybe it would be romance...
Instead of finding a catchy eye manga your eyes catched certain pink haired male.
FOR GOD SAKE WHY YOU ALL HERE?