Chapter 37: Rip Off

The saleslady smiled and said, "5,990 pesos, Ma'am."

I gazed on the dress she was holding. "Too expensive. Is that the fix price?"

"Ah, Ma'am, the prices on the Mall are fix," she said then looked at me from head to toe.

The corner of my lips twitched. I was offended by what she did but I have no reason to confront her. It was true that the prices in this place are fix and the woman in front of me might be thinking that I was one of those who couldn't afford it.

Well, the truth was that I can afford the dress, but I worried that I won't have the money to pay for it later. Afterall, it was Tiden's money that I would use. Mama took back my credit card because I spent too much for these past few months.

Both of my cheeks burned red in embarrassment when other customers in queue looked at me differently. Some of them even snickered as they whispered to each other. So I had no choice but to give my the card to the saleslady. "Here," I said.