It was Saturday. Saturday was shopping day in my family. My mother saw an ad about a sale at the mall. The biggest department store was having an anniversary sale, and everything was half price.My mother decided I needed new clothes. I was in big trouble. I liked my clothes. They fit me, and they looked great. But my mother loves shopping, and she loves sales.There was no stopping her.

   For a minute I thought I was lucky. Dad had the car. How could we get there? But Morn said,“We can take the bus!”

   The bus stopped at Sixth Avenue, just one block from the mall. At the mall, my mother asked for directions to the big department store. A man said the store was across from the pet store. We went past my favorite stores-Guitar World, Music Corner, and Sneaker Stop. I wanted a new CD. But my mother said not to look in the window. We had to turn right and go past the luggage store. It was next to the jewelry store.