shrugged, handing the half-eaten crepe to your friend. "Take as much as you want, if I can try the birthday cake."

"You wanna try mine?" Mya's eyes widened, but she swapped.

You took a bite of the crepe, which was filled with sprinkles and whipped cream. It was a little crunchy and sweet for your taste, but it was adorable. "What about you, Robs? Yours looks good."

"I got regular milk tea with coffee jelly!" She pointed at the brown jelly in the bottom. "It makes the drink extra strong, and I need the kick."

"What, they had coffee jelly??" Riley pouted. "I should have gotten that!!"

"I told you to look at the menu," Mya tsked, as she passed your crepe back. "That's sooo good! I'm gonna get one!"

"Do you need another crepe?" JJ asked.

Mya shrugged. "I dunno, but I've missed sweets! Minho is a great chef, but he doesn't really make baked goods."

"Maybe you should ask Felix," Alaska suggested. "Those pumpkin pies we made were good, right?"

Mya nodded lamely. "Yeah, but I want something really sweet."

"I say fuck it, and go get another one," Riley put in her two cents. "You only live once, right?"

"Fuck it, I'm getting a waffle." JJ relented. "I didn't eat breakfast, and I'm starving."

"Yeah, where were you this morning??" you scrutinized her. "I was waiting to eat with you."

JJ shrugged. "I was just getting ready. I have to compete with all you hotties, and I didn't wanna look like a total scrub."

"Since when have you cared about dressing up?" You wrinkled your nose, but let it go. You were never going to complain that your friends cared about their appearances.

"Where is Tessa and Renee?" Mya broke in, glancing around. "Did they take pictures with you?"

You shook your head. "No, they were in the bathroom. But they're probably looking for us." You pulled out your phone to text them.

eight baddies

tess 🤪
yo where are you guys

we're done pissing and we wanna
hang out

hello???

bitches where are u guys???

are you ignoring me

neenee
i think they're ignoring us 😔

tess 🤪
boooo tomato tomato

You missed a video call from tess 🤪

"Oh crap," you groaned, showing Robin and JJ the texts. "I think they might be looking for us..."

"I knew I should've checked my phone!" Mya sighed, glaring at Alaska. "You kept stealing it from me."

"Yeah, to take cute pictures!!" Her friend corrected her. "Worth it, I think."

eight baddies

hua 💅
oops sorry girl

we're at the bubble tea shop upstairs

tess 🤪
y'all better treat us to tea for
this injustice 😒

As the last two girls joined you at your table and you bought both of them the teas and crepes they wanted, you all started to head back to your car.

"Are you sure we can't stop in one more store?" Mya, holding her second crepe, complained.

"Nah girl, we gotta get home before dark!" JJ called around a mouthful of waffle.

Everyone else agreed, much to Mya's chagrin.

Suddenly, right before you were about to exit the mall, you pulled up short in front of a random store.

"What's up, Hua?" Riley glanced at you. "I thought you were in a rush to get home."

You paused, staring through the window, unable to continue moving.

Hanging unsuspecingly on a shelf was a small pumpkin keychain. It wasn't anything grand or flashy, but...

It reminded you of Changbin. Of your time at the pumpkin patch, and even of the time you'd spent carving pumpkins. After you'd gotten over your argument, you'd had a great time, giggling like children while smearing pumpkin on his face.

Did you really need to buy such a silly item? No, of course not. And you certainly weren't the kind of person to buy superfluous, unnecessary things. But to you, it was special. And besides, you'd already started down the path of chang, with Changbin's help. Why not give into one more thing?

"Sorry girls, I'll be right back."

laska's note —
aww, a super fun, chaotic day with a sweet ending! our girls needed a bit of time to gossip alone, before the guys are back and halloween starts! one more chapter before halloween, y'all! i promise the next chapter is also a great one, so tune in! don't we just love these girls? they all fit with their guys so well and i love seeing them get closer and maybe get into relationships 😏 what do you think everyone's gonna be dressed as? there were a few hints in there, i'm sure you can at least make a guess! only two more weeks before the party, and things really start going down...

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