Book lover

28

I left the room and sneaked downs the stairs. Cal let me out the back door of the kitchen. I got a smell of the delicious food that the cooks were making for the dinner tonight. I jogged home in the cold snow. My stomach turned with all the awful thoughts that kept popping in my head.
What if Thomas leaves for just a second and a mean girl starts asking questions or starts "joking" with me. I've seen movies where at the party the mean girl pours punch over another girls head and laughs. What if that happens to me?
No.
Stop.
Just stop thinking about the party!
Think about what your going to wear.
Oh no what if the number, Thomas gave me doesn't work? Then I will have no dress and I couldn't go! What if Thomas's cousin knows me and doesn't like me?
My foot ran into something hard so I stopped walking home. To my surprise I was outside my house. I opened the door and cooled off.
"Jason you still here?" I called from the living room.
"Ya I'm getting ready for the parTE!" He said with a laugh
"Ok I'm going to have a friend over to help me get ready." I said
"Oh, who?" He called
Good question.
"A friend." I said
I went to my room and called the number it rang for a little while then someone answered
"Hello?" The voice said on the other line.
"Uh, hi, uh my name is Elizabeth and..."
"Oh Adam told me about you. Your his almost girlfriend." She laughed
"Uh, ya you could say that." I said with a soft laugh
"So I'm on my way to Thomas house an he said it was close to your house. So if you can give me your address I can come over and help you get ready. Only if your comfortable with giving it to me." She said
It did feel a little weird for a stranger to ask for my address. But how else would she come over?
"I can text it to you." I said though the phone.
"Ok, perfect. Bye!" She said in a cheerful voice.
I sent my address to her number.
And after 15 minutes of staring at the wall. The door bell rang.
I nervously walked to the door and turned the nob.
"Excuse me miss are you Elizabeth Parker?"
"Yes." I said
"Ok, good." The man said while waving to the car.
A fancy man got out with 2 big long zip up bags. And another man got out with two more bags and another with a big box. They all walked in. I just stood there not knowing what to do. Then a tall girl in a green cloak walked in. The men shut the door, before they left without a word.
The girl took off her hood. She was very pretty.
She stuck out her hand
"Hello my name is Alice." She said with a smile.
I shook her hand as her bracelets cling together.
Alice was very pretty and tall. She was skinny too. Alice had extremely long blondeish whitish hair. You could obviously tell she was related to Thomas.
We stop shaking hands and then Alice gave me a hug.
"Oh.. Uh." I mumble in shock
"I hope we become great friends!" She said cheerfully.

"Ok so I brought three dresses for you."
Alice said letting me go from our hug.

"But I only need one." I said

"Oh, I know but I'm gong to make you the perfect one." Alice said

"Make?" I asked

"Ya, I make my own dresses."
Alice said
Great! Now I'm gong to look like a complete fool!
"I made these."
She said while unzipping one of the bags.
It was a ballroom gown with beautiful flowers all over it.
"You made this?" I asked in shock
"Ya."
"This looks amazing Alice!" I said
"Let's go try them on!" Alive said with more excitement than me.
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After finally putting on the 3 dresses Alice brought, I felt like I didn't really want to go to the party.
The dress she brought were beautiful but not my taste, the first dress had too many flowers. The second dress was too plain and a little big. The third dress had way to much bling. I don't want to hurt Alice's feelings by telling her that her dresses aren't for me, but I also don't want to go to the party in a dress that I don't like.
I had on a tank top and shorts when Alice came in my room.

"Ok let's lay them out." She said picking up the flower dress.
We looked over them for a while.
"Let's see, for you, this dress has way to many flowers. This one won't work it's missing something and this one has to much bling for you." Alice said.
Had I been thinking out loud or did Alice just read my mind.

"W..how...did you do that."

"Do what?" She asked

"Know...me?" I asked

"Oh, well it was quiet simple, I watch your facial expressions when you tried on the dresses. Your eyes would not leave the flowers meaning there was too to much. And I can tell by the Harry Potter tank top that you don't like anything plain. But you don't like to show off or cause to much attention."

"Wow." Is all I could say, this girl can learn more than I know about myself.

"I love ur necklace." Alice said
I touch my butterfly necklace that Ryan gave me when we were kids.

"Thanks" I said
"Ok now leave while I make the perfect dress."
"Uh, ok."
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I sat on the couch for about an hour waiting for Alice to get done with my dress. Jason was keeping me company but ran out of things to talk about so it was getting kind of boring. The party was going to start soon and I was getting worried. I hope my dress looks really good for the ball. What if Alice doesn't get it done in time?What if the dress doesn't look good?
I have to stop thinking like this it's probably not healthy.
Finally Alice came out.
Relief flooded me.
But I wanted to know what the dress looked like.
"Your dress is finished! Come in and look!" Alice said with excitement
I would be excited if i wasn't so nervous.
I followed Alice into my room.

"Tu da!!" Alice said

There in my room was the most beautiful thing I have ever saw.
It was a full ballgown dress.
It had all kinds of shades of purple and blue. The dress was full top to bottom with butterflies.
"Oh Alice it's perfect!"" How did u know I loved butterflies?"

"Oh, I don't know but I love your necklace." Alice said

I touch my butterfly necklace that I were all the time.Ryan gave me when we were kids.

"It's funny my cousin had that necklace along time ago."
Even though see didn't say his name I knew she meant Ryan.
"Well let's get you in it." Alice said.
And we both squealed with excitement.
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The dress fit perfect and it looked great on me.
We only had 15 minutes before the party starts.
Alice was curling my hair.
She had already did her hair and both of our make up.
We were in our dress because we didn't want to get makeup on them.
Ok. Done.
She spend me around and i looked perfect.

"Oh, Alice I look pretty." I said almost crying
"Now don't you dang mess up ur makeup by crying." She joked
I smiled.
A real smile in really long time.
"Where's ur dress?" I asked Alice
"Here." She unzipped another bag.
Her dress was a peacock dress.
"It's beautiful Alice."
It fit her perfectly
"Well we better hurry!" Alice said
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Jason drive us to the ball.
I could tell he liked Alice.
What if they fall in love, then she would almost be like a sister in some way.
The car stopped and we were at Thomas's house.
Already.
"I'm so excited!" Alice said
Jason opened the door for me
And I got out. It was snowing but Alice came prepared with another cloak for me.
I barely knew Alice and she was being so nice to me.
All three of us walked in together.
I was overwhelmed by all the people.
There was all kinds of girls with different colored dresses. But Alice's and mine were obviously the prettiest by far.