Harold

I wasn't sure what I had gotten myself into when I agreed to a "girls' day" with Chloe and Isabel. It sounded fun in theory: shopping, gossiping, laughing over brunch.

But the moment Carmen decided to tag along despite clearly having no interest in a girls' day I knew chaos was inevitable.

To be fair, I hadn't invited her. Not because I didn't want her there, but because, well… Carmen and girl talk? Yeah, not exactly a natural fit.

But this morning, when I was getting ready, she had practically draped herself across the couch like an overgrown housecat, groaning dramatically about how I was "abandoning" her.

"You know you're not required to come, right?" I had said, tying my curls back into a loose ponytail.

"And miss out on watching you struggle to shop for shoes? No way," she grumbled, still sprawled on the couch, head hanging upside down. "Besides, who's going to stop Isabel and Chloe from corrupting you?"