It was one of those hellish days for Cassandra as she roamed through the shopping mall searching for what to buy, but got nothing.

Spending money was one of the ways she found therapy. If Booker ever annoyed her, his credit card always screamed for mercy, and that kept the relationship going for this long.

But on days like these, when the bright lights from the mall didn't make her feel like she was in heaven. When the racks of bags and pretty shoes didn't feel like they were calling her ...