Fragile(NOT COMPLETED, UNDER REVISION, PLZ DONT READ RN)

Chapter 28

    Quickly walking up behind her I pull the shirt out of her hands and shoot her a look. 

"What?" She asks innocently. 

"Alyssa, seriously?" I ask raising my eyebrows. She shrugs and continues to look around. 

    Forty minutes and five stores later we walk out of yet another store empty handed. I'm growing slightly annoyed but I don't say anything. Alyssa seems annoyed too, grumbling under her breath. 

     My feet begin hurting and I frown as Alyssa sets her eyes on another store. She gives me a look, a determined gleam in her eyes. 

"Okay, This time I swear I'll find something." She says it more to herself than to me but none the less I continue trailing behind her. 

"Alyssa.." I plucked at her sleeve five minutes later once her determined look turned into an upset frown. 

"What?" She hisses, turning around quickly.

    I flinch at first and then open my eyes to see her giving me a concerned face.

"I'm sorry." She sighs, her shoulders dropping. 

"Look, don't worry about it. It's just-  Why are you being so picky? What's so special about this that you have to find something so extravagant to wear?" I ask.

"I- I mean," She pauses for a few seconds and leans against a shelf of jeans, "I've never been on a date before. I don't know what I'm suppose to be doing." Her mouths quirks to the side and she shoots me a sad smile. 

    I stand there before her trying to think of a way to help.

"Did Brett tell you where he was taking you?" I ask, crossing my arms.

"No," Alyssa scoffs, "He said he wanted it to 'be a surprise.'" She finger quotes his words and rolls her eyes.

"Well then don't try to be fancy, just dress casual. And besides, it's too cold outside for short skirts and crop tops anyways." I tease her.

    A smile returns on her face again and she stands up from her leaning position. 

"Thanks Grace." Alyssa then wraps her arms around me and engulfs me in a hug.  

    I breathe in and hesitantly wrap my arms around her lightly. She lets go a few seconds later and flashes me a grin.

"Couldn't have told me this twenty minutes ago? My feet are killing me!" Alyssa complains jokingly.

"Whatever," I reply in the same tone, "Maybe we can finally leave now." 

"Yes! I was wondering if the time would ever come." 

    Alyssa slings her shoulder bag onto her wrist and searches through it for her car keys.She walks past me letting out a string of incoherent words.

"Huh?" I ask confused.

    She looks up out of her bag her keys now in hand.

"I said," She blows a piece of her bangs out of her eyes, "If I had known you had experience with first dates I would've just told you sooner." 

"What are you talking about? What- What do you mean by experience?" I inquire, my voice sounding ludicrous.  

"Yeah right," Alyssa chuckles "Play all innocent Grace."

"Seriously, what are you talking about?" I stop walking and stand there with my arms folded. 

    It takes a few seconds for Alyssa to notice I'm no longer following her and she turns around shooting me a expression.