Boxer Girl

11. Cave

I was pacing around my room. Everyone was having lunch, except for me. I declined. My brothers tried to protest, but I told them I'm going out with Johnathan. So they let me go, and Alicia gave a wink that went unnoticed by my brothers, but not Selene, who grinned.

I was a mixture of emotions. I was angry, mad. But at the same time, I was happy and enthusiastic. All mixed with a little nervousness.

I had no idea what to wear, what to do. Should I wear make-up? Wear casual clothes, or more of facny ones? Should I wear a dress? Or just plain top and jeans? 

I let loose a sigh, and sat on the bed. I took my phone again, and looked at our latest conversation. After I accepted his offer, he replied:

It's a date.

As if it was casual and did nothing to me emotionally. 

I shut down my phone and returned it back to its charger on my nightstand. I sighed again and rested my head in my palms and my elbows on my knees. What should I do.

I was deep in thoughts, that I didn't notice when someone opened the door, entered, and sat on my bed, until they put their hand on my hands for me to open my eyes. The person was Alicia. I smiled at her, and she returned it. "What's wrong?" She asked.

I shook my head and said, "nothing's wrong. In fact, it's amazing. Johnathan is taking me out on a date."

"Who's Johnathan?" I heard a voice ask. I looked up, and saw that both Ashley and Selene were surrounding my bed. 

"My little brother." Said Selene looking at Ashley, who answered her by an acknowledging nod.

"And you're not ready because...?" Asked Alicia training off. I looked at her with pleading eyes, and replied with my pathetic answer, "I don't know what to wear." Looking down at my hands that were now in my lap.

"You should wear a dress, and a bikini too." Said Selene confidently. I looked at her and asked, "you know where he's taking me?"

"Yes." She said. "But don't try taking the truth, I'm not telling you."

At the mention of the truth, I remembered that Johnathan was secretly S.J.. But Ashley's presence here with a smile reminded me that I kept similar secret for a reason, so I declined thinking about his.

When I looked up, I noticed that both Ashley and Alicia were rummaging through my wardrobe, while Selene was searching my make-up. There wasn't mach. 

"What are you doing?" I asked the three. Alicia left the wardrobe, and walked over to me. I looked up t her and she said, "go shower." In her most commanding tone.

I did as told. And as soon as I was out of the shower, I was surrounded by them. Ashley was holding a dress, Alicia had some shoes in hand, and the other was holding a purple bikini, while Selene was holding a hair drier in hand and a make-up box in another. I sighed and took the dress from Ashley's hand, and the bikini from Alicia's, who was grinning like there was no tomorrow.

It was a light orange dress, the color of the sky during sunset, with black straps on its edges and four lining on the waist. It reached above my knees and was ripped at the bottom in a delicate way. I remember wearing it once, at a cousin's engagement party. 

Before I left the bathroom, I looked at myself in the mirror, and saw how the orange let out my brown hair and skin.

I heaved a sigh, and opened the bathroom door, to see that the girls have parted ways, each took a place to comfort herself from standing up. But as soon as they saw me, they all grinned and in one chores they said, "perfect." Which caused me to look at them creepily, and them to laugh.