Chapter Twelve: Girls Day Out!

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"Ermm....not to be rude or anything, but don't you think you should atleast try & know his name first if not anything else?" Laura suggested. I nodded encouragingly to that.

"Oh what's in a name?! Come Monday, I will think of ways & means to get on talking terms with him but as of now, shopping malls await us!" Soph chirped gleefully!

Laura & I gave in. Shopping wasn't really a bad idea after all! We three hadn't hung out since a long time.

Just then, I spotted a photograph that was almost hidden beneath Soph dresses. I picked it up to see that it was a family photo which probably seemed to be taken a decade ago cause Soph looked extremely young in it.

"Hey! Doesn't she look somewhat like Susan?" Laura asked, appearing at my shoulder & pointing at the girl who stood extreme right of the photograph.

"Yes...." I said slowly, looking properly at the girl, "You're right. She does looks a bit like Susan!"

"That's because the girl is Susan." Spoh said quietly.

Laura & I were shocked hearing that.

"But how come she is in your family photo?" I asked.

"Susan is my first cousin." Soph responded in a low voice.

O....kay? I never saw this coming!

"Why didn't you tell us all this time?" Laura asked.

"That's because I didn't want to!" Soph said, "Look here, I've got nothing to do with her. We don't even speak to each other. She's snobbish, she's rude & she is the most pampered & spoilt brat you could ever come across. She wanted me to join her group & become like her but I declined so she looked down upon me. I didn't really have friends before you two cause everyone wants to be in Susan's friend list. Besides, after how she badly insulted Laura, I thought both of you would start keeping distance from me since I'm her cousin."

"Are you insane? What made you even think that?" Laura said, "I've said I'm lucky to that have friends like you & Andrea and I will still say that! You're nowhere like Susan. You are a great friend Soph!"

"Absolutely! Just that its hard to believe that someone like her could be related to a sweet person like you." I said.

"Thank you so much guys! I seriously had no clue how you would react to Susan being my cousin." Soph said, "I feel better now!"

"Aww!! That calls for a girl hug!" I said.

And we three hugged! Best Friends-Plus-One Direction-Fans Forever!

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The thing is Laura & I aren't that shopaholic. So the next day, in the mall, we didn't hop in excitement like Sophia & other girls when we got to know about a sale on major brands that was going on. To tell you the exact details, Laura & I were not only running here to there behind Soph but also carrying her shopping bags.

"I seriously hope Soph finds a boyfriend ASAP cause I want to pass on the job to him of carrying shopping bags for her in future!" Laura said, holding four bags.

"Trust me, we're on the same page!" I told her, struggling to keep up with Soph while holding her bags.

"Wowwee!! Lets go in this outlet. They ought to have some great collections!" Soph clapped her hands in delight, skipping into the shop.

Laura & I sighed, following her. Soph picked up many dresses than she should at one time. Then she was walking into the trial room, wearing each of the dresses one by one, stepping out & showing it to us. For the first couple of dresses, we were giving her honest feedback of how she looked, whether the dress suited her or not. Until now, none of the outfits really matched either hers or ours expectations. When Sophia walked into the Trial room to try on the sixth dress, a mischievous idea popped in my brain. I quickly whispered to Laura what I had in mind. Her lips parted in a perfect O by the time I completed narrating my plan to her.

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