Cora’s pov. We got home late that day, partly because even though I spent infinite hours initially complaining about the noise, I eventually started to enjoy the freedom and excitement; the insane experience that was shopping malls and overconsumerism. So much that I bluntly refused to go home early even though Ellie and Gwen seemed to be asleep on their feet at one point. I won’t lie, I felt my throat close up anytime Ellie swiped Creed’s card, but after a few hours of doing that and still not getting a single call from Creed, I eased up and even snatched the card to use it myself. They forcefully shoved me into stores and pointed out clothes they felt would look good on me. Of course I didn’t mind, I loved the texture of the clothes on my skin and though it was a hassle trying to

