Skylar spent the whole weekend at Katie's. Katie's mom knew there was something wrong, but didn't want to pry. On Saturday, Kat brought them to the movies. She offered to sit in a different row but the girls insisted that she sit with them.
Skylar really liked Katie's mom. Katie's mom had been in her life so long, Skylar considered her a second mother. She was easy to talk to and most of the time tried to act like "one of the girls". Katie was always annoyed by it, but Skylar didn't mind.
"So, what do you girls want for dinner?" Kat asked as they got into the car after the movie.
"How about spaghetti and meatballs?" Skylar suggested.
"Okay, want to come to the store with me?" She asked, hopefully. The girls agreed to go, so they stopped at Walmart on the way home.
"Hey mom, do you mind if we look around at the clothes while you get the groceries?" Katie asked before adding, "Please, please, please?"
"Alright," her mom said sounding a little disappointed. "I'll come get you when I'm ready to get in line."
Katie and Skylar began looking through the clothes and picking random articles of clothing out.
"Oh my goodness, you should wear this!" Katie exclaimed as she held up a white button up shirt with ruffles on the front of the shirt and at the bottom of each sleeve.
"Mahhhvelous," Skylar laughed. "And this for you," she said, holding up a neon orange body suit.
The two girls doubled over laughing. They continued to pick out ridiculous outfits for each other. After about ten minutes of that, Katie gasped.
"Look at this dress, seriously."
It was a pink sundress with large white polka dots. It had spaghetti straps and appeared to come to a few inches above the knee.
"You have to try it on," Katie urged, looking for Skylar's size.
Finally, she pulled it out. Katie pulled Skylar to the dressing room and practically pushed her into the room as she waited outside. After a few minutes, Katie's mom walked up.
"Where's Skylar?" she asked, looking around.
Then, Skylar came out of the dressing room. Katie's jaw dropped.
"You have to get that dress. It fits you perfectly!" She exclaimed, smiling.
"I don't have any money," Skylar said sadly.
"Go change and give me the dress," Kat ordered her.
With a smile, Skylar did as she was told. When she came out, Katie's mom held her hand out, waiting for Skylar to hand her the dress.
"Are you sure?" Skylar asked hesitantly.
"Positive," Kat responded, grabbing the dress from her.
When they got home, Katie's mom went straight to the kitchen. The girls followed behind. Katie grabbed two pots from the pot rack and put them on the stove. Katie's mom instructed them on what to do. Katie diced up the peppers while Skylar mixed the hamburger meat for meatballs. Katie's mom kept the conversation going for a while as she put the water on to boil.
Katie's mom ran out of the kitchen, excited about something. She came running back in with Katie's portable radio. She rummaged through the Walmart shopping bag and pulled out a CD. She put it on and the girls realized it was a new CD. All three of them began singing along to the songs.
"Music makes everything better." Skylar stated smiling.
Katie and her mom both nodded in agreement. When they finished preparing the food to be cooked, the three of them began dancing around the kitchen while waiting for the food to cook. Skylar had such a good time she almost forgot about all of her problems.
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Remnants of Shattered Innocence (Unedited First Draft)
General FictionSkylar realizes the precipice she stands on as she begins her final year of high school and finds out she's pregnant. With no support from the people that she relies on, Skylar wonders what she wants. Is she ready to become a parent, or on the other...
