Who: Capri and open to anyone that wants to share a table with her!
Where: The food court of a shopping mall.
When: The middle of the afternoon
Capri did not usually spend a great deal of time walking through shopping malls. She believed that one could only get the best items in small, specialized shops. However, she also believed in checking out practically every store in the area to create the ultimate wish list for her upcoming birthday. A girl only turned eighteen once. She passed a jewelry store and stepped inside, taking the time to look at each piece of bling that the store had to offer. Only a glittering sliver bracelet made it as an addition to her list. Taking out her notepad, she jotted down the name of the store and a description of the bracelet before tucking the notepad back into her purse.
As Capri left the jewelry store, she thought of ways that she could make her list more effective. She could divide her list into two categories. She'd suggest the smaller items to her friends and the more expensive gifts were the ones she'd ask her parents for. Of course, she didn't expect to get everything she wanted, but it couldn't hurt to try. Her next thought was of people that might want to surprise her and how she could drop subtle hints around them that even though carefully planned out, appeared spontaneous and natural when worked into a conversation. Birthdays were a great deal of work and she was certain that it would be worth it.
Her meticulous thoughts were interrupted by the realization that she was hungry. Skipping breakfast and lunch to save time had seemed like a good idea that morning, but now she would have to take a snack break. Walking into the food court, she glanced around, looking around for something that wouldn't be drenched in grease or covered in salt or both. She settled on a small salad and a bottled water, then sat down at the first empty table that she could find. She placed her purse on the spare chair at the table and set her tray down in front of her, starting to eat. The food court filled up and Capri politely moved her purse to her lap in case someone wanted to take the chair to a different table or needed a place to sit.