Well, things are going great in life! It's been 5 months since I've told Charlie and Raj that I was Bi. I've got a girlfriend, a better relationship with my best friends, and now It's almost the end of the year, that means it's prom season! Each and every day I see promposals all around campus, in halls, classrooms, outside, and even in the cafeteria. Everyone gets very creative when it comes to this. There are choirs, posterboards, balloons, roses, musicals, and even scavenger hunts authorized by the school! Not gonna lie, I would've just wanted someone to show up to my house out in the rain with a boombox and a white shirt and white backwards cap, just like in 'Say Anything'.
I'm sure Iris is excited, Prom is in 4 weeks. I think I wanna ask her out and be the kid from 'Say Anything', in a white shirt, white backward cap, and a boombox out in the rain. Maybe I should be literal. I don't know, I'm just excited to go with my girlfriend, to be honest.
My mom took me to go find prom dresses at the mall.
I'm not sure her style is made for 2024 though. She put me in an animal print dress! I'm not very fond of it. My style dress is turquoise blue, sparkly and bodycon dress with flare at the end. I'm just fancy becuase it's the most important school dance EVER.
"So how do you like this dress, Eli?" she says as she shows me a dark blue sparkle striped dress.
"Ehh, I think I have something else in mind," I say as I show her a dress I really like.
"That's pretty, how much is it?" she asks me
"Our budget is $400, don't go over." she reminds me.
"The dress is $240, it's on sale. It would've been $300." I say.
"Ooh, $70 difference, go try it on Eli." my mom says as she points and walks me towards the fitting rooms.
As I walk in to try it on, Iris calls me.
"Hello?" I say.
"Hi El!" She says.
"Hi, what's up?" I say.
"I saw you pass by, your at the dress store." she says.
"I'm at the mall." I say.
"I know" she replies.
"I work at the mall, in the Hot Topic." she adds.
"I come by when I'm done trying on dresses." I tell her.
"Ok, but what are you trying on dresses for?" She asks me.
"Prom, but my mom is terrible at this, but luckily I found something I like in our budget so all is good, for now." I tell her.
"I forgot about Prom, I need to buy a dress, FaceTime me and show me what your trying on!" she tells me.
"No I can't, what if this is the one that I want" I say.
"Fine, suprise me." she tells me.
"Okay, bye Cheesecake." she adds.
"Bye." I say, and then hang up the phone.
"Who are you talking to?" my mother asks from outside the door.
"Iris, mom." I tell her.
"Why do you talk to Iris so much anyway?" She asks me.
"Because she's my-" Then I stop talking for a moment, because I was about to tell her that she was my girlfriend!
"Friend, mom." I say instead.
"Oh, ok." she says.
"Hurry and try on the dress, we gotta get home and make dinner." she adds.
"Alright." I say.
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Escapism.
RomanceA LGBTQ+ Fast story about two girls who aren't just friends. ;) Elodie Whitlock and Iris Caswell are really good friends. But when they hang out even more, they figure out there's more to it. Raj and Charlie, Elodie's bestfriends tag along too. A...
