Chapter 15 – Evening stroll in the mall -Part 1
Meanwhile, at the same moment, Justin, who has already had a shower, decides to go to Luke's room to see if his brother is less irritable, he notices that he has also had a shower, and decides to call him for a walk around the mall:
"Let's go to the mall Luke, I want to buy something for you."
Luke retorts:
"Shopping? For me? I don't want to."
Justin knows that Luke can't do without shopping, he really is quite a consumerist, so he grabs him by the arm and pulls him away:
"Let me go Justin... I said I don't want to go."
Justin insists:
"Go on, there's some new stuff in the store, let's take a drive."
Justin and Luke have already obtained their driver's licenses, but they don't drive very often, only for emergencies, they only have one sports car, Mr. Han didn't buy two cars, just so they could share them, when the time is right he'll buy another one, they're going to the mall too, Justin lets Luke drive to see if he cheers up, and his irritation goes away.
Ana, meanwhile, is in the beach/swimming store, her mother is choosing some swimsuits, Ana doesn't like any of the ones she's choosing, she prefers to choose for herself, her mother controls her a lot, so she always regrets it when her mother accompanies her to the mall:
"Take this one Ana, it has some prints, it's nice."
Ana makes a face that she hates, prints, she wants something plain without prints, she even picks up a pair of overalls (short john), she'll feel better in it, it'll cover what she doesn't want to show, her body is changing so it's normal to want to cover something, she picks it up just to look at a bikini that she thinks is pretty, she looks at the price on the garment, and when she puts it down, she notices that there are 2 boys looking through the window.
(God, I know those two... it's Luke and Justin, I'm so embarrassed I have a bikini in my hand, cover up, Ana!)
She quickly puts it back in the clothes rack, and gives them a little smile, as Justin is waving his hand at her, his mother notices that it's the Beckers, and calls them into the store, Justin promptly enters, he sees that Luke is standing still, and pulls him into the store:
"Hey kids, good to see you, join us!"
Ana whispers quietly to her mother:
"Mom, leave them alone, we're choosing swimwear..."
"So Ana... it's good to have you around, take this is your face."
Ana looks at May herself, she hates it, she rolls her eyes and says:
"Mom, I said I'm going to choose...I don't want this one."
They get close to the two of them, Luke looks a little put out, but Justin doesn't care and says:
"Hello Mrs. Bianchi, nice to see you here!"
Luke also greets her politely:
"Good evening, Mrs. Bianchi, sorry to interrupt you, we're just passing through."
He pushes past Justin, Ana's mother also greets them and says that they're not in the way at all:
"They're not getting in the way at all, Ana takes too long to choose things, it's good to have another younger opinion."
Ana rolls her eyes and puts her hand over her mouth as she whispers to her mother:
"Mom, stop embarrassing me, this is swimwear, how could they help me?"
Her mother continues to smile at the two of them, her cell phone rings and she tells them that she's going to see a customer, and meets them in the Food Court, to get something to eat, while Luke pulls Justin into another store, leaving Ana alone, everyone is a little embarrassed, he soon understands this, and leaves Ana alone, so that she can feel more at ease.
Ana chooses the garments she thinks are best for training, comfortable and discreet, they meet in the Food Court, as Mrs. Bianchi beckons them back to sit with her and Ana, Ana at this moment wanting to find a hole and hide her face in it.
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