“Why do you wear such baggy tops?” I asked, holding her gray top to my chest so I could measure.

“Are you kidding? D’you know how tiny that would look on you?”

I raised an eyebrow. “Really?”

“Try it on.”

“No.”

“Just to see.”

“No.”

“It’ll be funny.”

“No.”

“Why not?”

I sighed dramatically.

“First it’s a little innocent, ‘Try this on. It’ll be funny!’. Next, it’ll be, ‘You’d look hilarious in a skirt. Let’s just see.’ And then before you know it, our little game will involve high heels, hot pants, and a camera. That’s one slippery slope. I ain’t playin’.”