Letters from J

Chapter 18

"Because you're my brother." Abby replied as she scanned a fashion magazine. "And because we need a guy to carry our bags as we shop and fit."

Josh rolled his eyes. "Is that on your made-up brother manual? Because I didn't find brother synonymous to manservant in the thesaurus."

"Oh, shut up, Josh!" Abby said. "You should rather be happy you get to accompany two beautiful girls."

Josh chuckled. "That may be the case with Megan. But not for you, sis."

I laughed as Abby gasped. "How dare you!" She threw him the magazine she was reading which just made Josh laugh harder.

"Hey! Brothers aren't supposed to inflate the egos of their sisters."

"You're such a jerk." Abby muttered as she reclaimed her magazine.

I saw Josh look at me from the rear-view mirror and I smiled. "I expected my sister to go shopping today. But I didn't expect you'd go dress shopping too." He said.

I shrugged. "I decided it would be fun to go."

"And it just got even more interesting." I heard him mutter.

At the mall, Josh was leisurely tailing me and his sister. Or rather, we were both tailing Abby since she's been dragging me to different stores every minute. I knew she loved shopping above anything else and is always on her highest energy level each time, but I guess I raised it a few notches higher (if that's even possible in her case) when I agreed to her choosing my dress for me.

"Abby, let me just remind you, okay? I just want a dress that's really simply. You know, not to frilly, nor too revealing, or too obvious. If you get what I mean." I told her as she is racking through the dresses at one of the shops.

"I know. Don't worry. I'll find the perfect dress for yah!" She winked at me. And even though she told me not to worry, I am still worried about what kind of dress she'll be giving me. 

After about two hours of looking for dresses, Abby had found the perfect dress for her but none for me. Hers was a long fitted black tube dress with a slit at one side from her thigh. It was backless, and the bodice glittered with tiny, sparkling beads. I had to admit, she looked really beautiful in it. Although Josh was reluctant in letting his sister buy the dress saying it revealed too much. Abby just laughed and muttered brothers. 

"Come on, Megan. Choose a dress already. We've already visited fifteen stores and I already showed you a hundred dresses. We don't have forever to choose, you know." Abby complained as we sat to take a break at one of the benches.