bought all those DVDs in the Easter holidays,” Emily said. “Ithink I can only have one thing. But look at this skirt! And these jeans are even nicer, almost…” She was ferreting through the racks eagerly, and sighing with longing.
“But the thing is, Ems, if you’re only having one thing, is it better to only try on one thing so you don’t fall in love with lots of things, or should you try on everything in the shop to make sure you get the absolute best thing there is?” Poppy wondered, holding up an embroidered gypsy skirt, and flouncing out the ruffles.
“You lost me after the second ‘thing’,” Emily told her. “But I think I know what you mean. Definitely try all of it.”
“I think so too.” Maya nodded, which was quite difficult given the size of the pile of clothing she was holding.
“Look on the bright side,” Izzy said, raising one eyebrow, “at least you don’t have to try on the hairbands, since your mum already got you some. But don’t forget there were bags in the other room. And jewellery.”
Emily sighed. “You are so not helping!” But at least she didn’t glare at Izzy this time. “Aren’t you going to try anything on?” she asked, staring at her in surprise.
Izzy shrugged a little. “I don’t know…” She looked a bit embarrassed.
“You’d look really nice in this.” Maya passed Izzy the pale blue T-shirt she’d told her about before. “Really. It’s the same sort of colour as your eyes.”
Izzy looked even more embarrassed now, but a smidge pleased as well. “You think so?” she muttered shyly. “I wasn’t going to buy anything – I did bring some money, but I thought I’d just look at the labels, see what they said about where they were made.”
“But we’re going to do that as well!” Maya told her, laughing. “It doesn’t mean we can’t all have fun trying the clothes on first. I even brought my mum’s little recorder thing, so we could ask the lady out the front if she wouldn’t mind being interviewed.”
Izzy sighed. “I’m just not very good at shopping.”
“I’m sure this lot could give you lessons.” Poppy’s mum snorted with laughter. “But don’t boss Izzy into something she doesn’t want, girls.”
“Oh, we won’t!” Maya promised. But she was frowning. How could Izzy not like shopping? She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt – actually, they all were, only Maya’s jeans were green, and Poppy’s were super-short frayed cut-offs, with stripy leggings underneath. Izzy’s were pretty plain, but she didn’tlook like somebody who didn’t care what she wore.
“Mostly I get my clothes out of catalogues,” Izzy explained. “Dad doesn’t really like going to clothes shops. He tries! But I can tell he’s feeling embarrassed. And it’s fun getting the parcels…” But she was looking at the rails of clothes wistfully.
“Catalogues are great,” Maya agreed. “But it’s nice to try things on too. Hey, we should take turns! Like a fashion show! Everyone put on an outfit, and then we’ll all help each other choose.” She sighed at her pile. “I definitely need help. Actually, Izzy, this skirt would look good with that blue T-shirt too.” She edged it off the top of the pile. “That’s better. Now I can actually carry it all.”
Poppy glanced around. “The changing rooms are over here, look. Two of them. You’d better go first, Emily, you’ve got loads.”
“I know, I just liked it all.” Emily sighed. “Anyway, that’s a huge pile you’ve got, you’d better start trying on as well.”
Emily’s first outfit, a little flowery dress, was a definite no. “I’m not sure about this,” she told the others, as she came out of the cubicle. “It’s too cutesy.”
“It doesn’t look like you,” Maya agreed. “Try the denim skirt on instead.”
“Your go first, remember?” Emily pointed out.
Maya nodded. “Or you, Izzy. Do you want to try those on?”
“Izzy can have this cubicle,” Poppy
“But the thing is, Ems, if you’re only having one thing, is it better to only try on one thing so you don’t fall in love with lots of things, or should you try on everything in the shop to make sure you get the absolute best thing there is?” Poppy wondered, holding up an embroidered gypsy skirt, and flouncing out the ruffles.
“You lost me after the second ‘thing’,” Emily told her. “But I think I know what you mean. Definitely try all of it.”
“I think so too.” Maya nodded, which was quite difficult given the size of the pile of clothing she was holding.
“Look on the bright side,” Izzy said, raising one eyebrow, “at least you don’t have to try on the hairbands, since your mum already got you some. But don’t forget there were bags in the other room. And jewellery.”
Emily sighed. “You are so not helping!” But at least she didn’t glare at Izzy this time. “Aren’t you going to try anything on?” she asked, staring at her in surprise.
Izzy shrugged a little. “I don’t know…” She looked a bit embarrassed.
“You’d look really nice in this.” Maya passed Izzy the pale blue T-shirt she’d told her about before. “Really. It’s the same sort of colour as your eyes.”
Izzy looked even more embarrassed now, but a smidge pleased as well. “You think so?” she muttered shyly. “I wasn’t going to buy anything – I did bring some money, but I thought I’d just look at the labels, see what they said about where they were made.”
“But we’re going to do that as well!” Maya told her, laughing. “It doesn’t mean we can’t all have fun trying the clothes on first. I even brought my mum’s little recorder thing, so we could ask the lady out the front if she wouldn’t mind being interviewed.”
Izzy sighed. “I’m just not very good at shopping.”
“I’m sure this lot could give you lessons.” Poppy’s mum snorted with laughter. “But don’t boss Izzy into something she doesn’t want, girls.”
“Oh, we won’t!” Maya promised. But she was frowning. How could Izzy not like shopping? She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt – actually, they all were, only Maya’s jeans were green, and Poppy’s were super-short frayed cut-offs, with stripy leggings underneath. Izzy’s were pretty plain, but she didn’tlook like somebody who didn’t care what she wore.
“Mostly I get my clothes out of catalogues,” Izzy explained. “Dad doesn’t really like going to clothes shops. He tries! But I can tell he’s feeling embarrassed. And it’s fun getting the parcels…” But she was looking at the rails of clothes wistfully.
“Catalogues are great,” Maya agreed. “But it’s nice to try things on too. Hey, we should take turns! Like a fashion show! Everyone put on an outfit, and then we’ll all help each other choose.” She sighed at her pile. “I definitely need help. Actually, Izzy, this skirt would look good with that blue T-shirt too.” She edged it off the top of the pile. “That’s better. Now I can actually carry it all.”
Poppy glanced around. “The changing rooms are over here, look. Two of them. You’d better go first, Emily, you’ve got loads.”
“I know, I just liked it all.” Emily sighed. “Anyway, that’s a huge pile you’ve got, you’d better start trying on as well.”
Emily’s first outfit, a little flowery dress, was a definite no. “I’m not sure about this,” she told the others, as she came out of the cubicle. “It’s too cutesy.”
“It doesn’t look like you,” Maya agreed. “Try the denim skirt on instead.”
“Your go first, remember?” Emily pointed out.
Maya nodded. “Or you, Izzy. Do you want to try those on?”
“Izzy can have this cubicle,” Poppy
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