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dress. Even that's too much to really spend on a dress you'll wear once, maybe twice. If you don't find one you like we can order you one from that penny auction site! It'd be a lot cheaper!”
    “No thanks, Mom,” Tamara said, but her mother was already driving away.
    “Just so you know, Amber, we won't be leaving this mall until I find something. I refuse to encourage her with that stupid penny auction website!” Tamara said.
    The girls stopped and checked their reflections in the mall windows before going inside. Amber frowned at her hair. It was frizzed out beyond belief and wouldn't lay down no matter what she did with it.
    “You look fine, girl,” Tamara said.
    “Thanks, you too,” Amber answered.
    “Where are we headed first? I thought we'd start with the dresses since it's the main object of our shopping mission today,” Tamara said.
    “You're starting to sound like your mom,” Amber laughed.
    “Shut up and follow me,” Tamara said, rolling her eyes and speed walking off.
    Amber had to take long quick strides to keep up with her BFF. Stores, kiosks, and other shoppers blurred by until Tamara finally came to a stop in front Katie's. Tamara always wanted to begin their search at Katie's, because her family knew the owner and she could usually get them a decent deal.
    “Hey, Mary!” Amber smiled at the lady behind the counter.
    Mary was the store owner. She named the store after her young daughter who had lost her battle with childhood leukemia.
    “Hey, girls!” Mary called back brightly, “Here to get your dresses for the dance, early?”
    “I'm in a fashion emergency, girl, one like you wouldn't understand. I have seventy five dollars to spend on a dress. If I don't find one today Mom is threatening to make me shop the penny auctions,” Tamara said before Amber had a chance to answer.
    “We'll find you something hot,” Mary laughed, “Although I have ordered some of my supplies from that website your mom told me about.”
    “Not you, too,” Tamara rolled her eyes.
    “Don't roll your eyes, Tamara,” Mary said, “It's not an attractive thing for a young girl to do. You girls go ahead and take a look around. Let me know if you find something you like and we'll see if we can work out a deal.”
    “Thanks, Mary,” Amber said.
    Tamara grabbed her wrist and Amber allowed herself to be led to the back of the store.
    “Always start in the back of the store,” Tamara said, “That's where…”
    “They always hide the good deals,” Amber sighed, “I know! You've said it a million times.”
    “Uh? I never thought you paid attention to my shopping lectures,” Tamara laughed.
    “How can I not? They echo around my skull,” Amber laughed.
    “What do you think of this one?” Tamara asked and held up a light blue knee length dress. It had a v-neck cut and a ruffled bottom.”
    “It might look good on you,” Amber said.
    “I was thinking for you,” Tamara said.
    “I don't wear ruffles,” Amber said and began to look through the rack of dresses to her right.
    “You should,” Tamara said, “Here, go try it on.”
    “I don't wanna,” Amber said.
    “Take it and go!” Tamara ordered, shoving the dress in her hand and swatting her butt playfully.
    “Fine,” Amber sighed and stalked away into the dressing room.
    “And I wanna see it before you take it off!” Tamara called after her.
    A few minutes later Amber stood in front of the mirror wearing the dress Tamara had chosen. She loved the color, but the ruffles killed it. Not that it mattered what she thought, because her dad would never allow her to leave the house with a v-neck dress, cut that low.
    “Dad wouldn't let me out of my bedroom wearing this,” Amber sighed and stepped out of the dressing room.
    “That's a damn shame,” Tamara said shaking her head, “Because it looks epically hot!”
    “I know, I don't like the ruffles. Although the top actually makes me feel like I have boobs!” Amber whined.
    “Go take it off,