~The Dance~
I woke up today at noon before actually getting out of bed, I walked out of my room down the stairs and to the kitchen. Getting something to eat before getting ready for the dance tonight. Layla hasn't tried to talk to me since I caught her with my notebook last night, I have a feeling that I need to talk to her about it today. After I got something to eat I walked back upstairs and into my room to see Layla sitting on my bed waiting for me. I walked over sitting next to her before she spoke up breaking the silence between us.
"What happened to you Erica?, because that image is one that I haven't been able to get out of my head since I saw it."
I took a deep breath.
"My first boyfriend Matt raped me in the back seat of his car, I couldn't press charges because we were dating. When I told Dustin he didn't care he just wanted to be with me, he also said that if he ever got to meet Matt he would castrate him."
"Oh my god, so that picture you drew was from that night?"
"Yeah, but I don't want to talk about this anymore."
Just then my phone buzzed letting me know that I had a text, I grabbed my phone and a smile coming to my face as I checked the text from Dustin.
*Hey baby, missed u last night, wanted 2 let u know that I'll b there around 4:30ish.*
*Missed u 2, & alright c u then.*
*K, I love you.*
*I love you too.*
I got up walking over to my closet to pull out my dress along with my shoes and clutch. I pulled out my simple silvers for the night, I turned to Layla and gave her a small smile.
"You wanna hang out while I get ready?"
She smiled nodding her head excitedly
"Alright."
I walked to the bathroom to take a shower, I scrubbed my hair and washed my body shaving my legs before hopping out. I walked out of the bathroom and into my bedroom grabbing my beautiful day ultra shea lotion and shimmering body spray. I put lotion on my legs, before looking at the clock which let me know that I have two hours to get ready. I left my body in the towel while I did my make-up, I did my usual make-up routine which is black eye liner, and mascara except this time I added a layer of silver eyeshadow. When that was done I blow dried my hair and let it go straight down my back. I let Layla run it through my flattening iron making the bottom's turn out ward. She finished that before and we walked back to my room to pull on my dress, and shoes before putting on my jewelry. I looked at the clock to see that it was already four, I placed my phone in my clutch along with my cotton candy pink lips shine, that I will apply throughout the night. I walked downstairs with Layla to see my mom standing there with her phone ready to take pictures of me and Dustin.
"Mom, take two pictures then we really have to go, I'm supposed to meet Dustin's parents before we go to the dance."
"Alright fine, but they better be good pictures."
"Alright."
Just then the doorbell rang through the house, I was walking to open it but Layla literally dove to answer the door. My eyes went wide and I backed up with my hands up in surrender, I ran upstairs to grab my clutch. Dustin stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for me, when I came back, he looked up the stairs as I walked down, a huge smile spread across his face. He held out his hand for me and I heard a camera click, I looked over at my mom and shook my head. The next two minute were spent taking pictures until I finally had to cut my mom off, she and Layla both had to go to the airport. My mom has "Work" in Aruba and Layla has to go home, I gave them both a hug before getting into Dustin's car. It was only five-thirty when we got to his house and the dance doesn't start till like seven so we have plenty of time. I got out of the car and we walked up to his house, his hand didn't even touch the knob before the door was flung open and a woman with dark hair wrapped me in a hug. I was shocked and kinda scared at first but when she pulled away and I got to see her face I knew it was alright she and Dustin had the same gray eyes.
