Affection at last

Chapter 3

I've hated parties ever since I was a little girl when my mom brought me to her co-workers daughters birthday party. When it was time for the birthday girl to hit the piñata, instead of hitting the pink unicorn hanging from the tree she hit me right in the stomach. On the bright side I puked all over her brand new shoes.
"Beep beep"
I hear Stephanie as she pulls into my driveway apparently she's taking me to the mall to find something to wear to the party. Which I really don't want to go to but if it makes Stephanie happy then I guess I'll have to suck it up. I throw on some track pants and a tank top and run down stairs to get my shoes.
"Where are you going honey?"
My moms is sitting in the living room watching TV, that's pretty much all she does when she gets home from work.
"Stephanie is taking me to the mall"
"The mall? You hate shopping"
"Yeah I know, but steph is taking me to a party tonight and she says the clothes in my closet look like they belong in a retirement home"
"well alright then, have fun"
When I walk outside to the car Stephanie was already bumping to Nicki Minaj, not surprised she's her biggest fan.
"Hey are you ready to shop till you drop?"
"I hate shopping and you know that"
"You hate everything"
"I really do"
Me and Stephanie start laughing.
"Okay so when we get to this party one of us has to stay sober"
I stare at Stephanie and start laughing.
"What's so funny, sometimes parties can get out of hand"
"Trust me I'll be the sober one"
"So are you sure Chris is going to be there?" I asked quietly
" Yes I'm sure, don't worry it's just a party and from the looks of it you guys are friends"
"I know but-"
"But nothing"
I owe it to Stephanie for the best pep talks in the world, it's the reason we've been best friends since we were in diapers. We get to the mall which is the only mall in our tiny town called Maysville, Stephanie headed for her favorite store "Mona's Dresses" which is her favorite store because everything is covered in bling.
"Come on we're going to find something fabulous for you"
"I doubt it"
"Will you just shut up and find something pink and sparkly"
At least she said pink, I may not look like a girly girl but when it comes to pink I don't play around. I walk through the store and it honestly looks like a unicorn threw up in here.
"Did you find something?"
"No but it looks like you did"
Stephanie was holding a dress in her hands.
"Yep, come on I'm going to try it on"
I follow Stephanie to the dressing room and waited for her to come out.
"Are you ready"
"Ready"
Stephanie came out the dressing room wearing a long strapless blue dress.
"I love it"
"Of corse you do, it's sassy and it shows off my Italian legs"
I laugh
"It sure do-"
I look across the room and see a short pink and black beach dress. I look at Stephanie and she has a confused look on her face, I point at the dress and she starts to smile.
"Go try it on"
I take the dress off the rack and take it back to the dressing room, I slid into it and it fit perfectly.
"Come on out apple pie"
I'll explain later why she calls me that, I opened the door and stood in front of Stephanie. For a minute she stood there with her mouth wide open.
"Well what do you think?"
"Omg Laura, it's beautiful"
"Really?"
"Really."
"Come on let's ring up these dresses"

Later when I got home my mom was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
"Hey mom"
"Hey, did you find something?"
"Yep, pink and simple just how I like it"
"Well tell me when your ready and I'll help you put it on"
My mom is like the older version of Stephanie minus the ginger hair and the craziness. I stop day dreaming when I remembered that I don't have any shoes to wear with my dress. I run up to my room and storm into my closet, I don't really have a lot of nice shoes they're mostly flats and sneakers. I toss almost everything out of my closet till I find a pair of converse with rhinestones on them. I lay my dress and my shoes out on my bed and waited for Stephanie to text me to start getting ready. My phone goes off and it's a text from steph.
"Party time! Pick you up in 20"
"See yah soon" I replied
I put on my dress and stood in front of my mirror and called my mom into my room.
"You look beautiful"
"Thanks mom"
"It's about time that you came out of your shell"
"Well, my shell was getting a little tight"
"Looks like my snail is growing up"
"Beep beep"
"That must be steph"
"Have fun"
"I will, mom"
I step into Stephanie's car and she stares at me.
"What?"
"Let's rock n roll"
"Your a weirdo"
"Tell me about it"