Chapter 9 •The Perfect Dress•

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"How about that shop?" My mom asks pointing at a random dress store.
"Okay why not." I say smiling, and walking towards the store.
"Hello I'm Madi. What can I help you with today?" Madi asks. I look up and smile at Madi. She's very pretty. She has green eyes, short hair, which she can rock very well, that is dark brown.
"Uh I'm going to prom, and I was wondering if you could help me." I say smiling. Her eyes brighten up, and she smiles.
"What color would you like." She asks walking towards the back of the huge store.
"I think blue would be a really good color." My mom says and I nod in agreement.
"Okay right this way." Madi says smiling. She looks familiar.
"I'm sorry but you look familiar. Do you go to my school?" I ask. She smiles and nods. "Oh well it's nice to meet you. I'm-"
"Rena Champion. I know. After all you are dating Luke Hemmings." She says smiling. I just laugh a little.
"Oh well, are you going to prom?" I ask.
"Yes. My boyfriend of 3 years asked me." She says smiling, and looking down.
"Awe! That's so cute! What's his name?" I ask, and she smiles and blushes.
"His name is Wren." She says, and once she says his name her face instantly brightens up. True love.
"Well I hope to see you at the prom." I say smiling, and she smiles back.
"I think this dress would be beautiful on you." She says pointing to a gorgeous dress. (Picture of dress at the top!)
"Oh my god! That's so beautiful!" I say basically drooling over it.
"Well try it on!" My mom says laughing, and pushing me into a dressing room, and handing me the dress.

It took me about 15 minutes to get the dress on, and for my mom to convince me to get out of the dressing room.
"I bet you look beautiful in the dress. Just come out honey!" My mom calls out and I groan. I pull back the curtains. I gasp once I see a pair of blue eyes next to my mom. I quickly pull the curtains back in front of me.
"What are you doing here?" I snap, trying to pretend I hate him.
"I'm here to see you in your dress." He says and I can feel him rolling his eyes from behind the curtain.
"Fine." I say before coming back out. Once I do, everyone's jaws drop.   
"What?" I ask, feeling just as ugly as I saw myself.
"You look beautiful." Luke chokes out, and I feel my cheeks getting hotter by the second.
"Thanks." I say covering my cheeks. Madi clears her throat, and smiles at me.
"The dress the gorgeous on you, and I have the perfect shoes for you. Wait right here." She says winking.
"Okay." I say smiling, and turning to look in the mirror. I see Luke coming up behind me and bending down next to my ear.
"Damn Rena. We're trying to make Rebecca jealous. But I think you'll make the whole school jealous." He whispers and I roll my eyes. He doesn't mean it. He doesn't like you, he's only using you.
"Back!" Madi chirps and hands me a box. I open them and it reveals beautiful heels (again picture at the top lmao). "Try them on, and make sure you aren't taller than lover boy." She says laughing.
"Uh I don't know if you know this but, he's a foot taller than me. I'm only 5 foot 3!" I state and everyone, including my mom laughs. I laugh too as I put on the heels and stand next to Luke. I come up to his shoulder, and maybe his neck. To show everyone we're dating, Luke kisses my cheek. I feel his lips still lingering on my cheek, even though he's already pulled away.
"You look beautiful Rena." Madi coos.
"Aw thank you Madi! The dress and shoes are beautiful! I hope to see you at the prom. Oh do you want my number?" I ask.
"Yeah sure." She says smiling. She hands me her phone, and I quickly punch in my number.
"I'm going to take the dress off be right back." I say looking at my mom, then to Luke.
"Need help?" Luke asks with a smirk. I gasp and smack his chest. "Sorry!" He says laughing and throwing his hands in the air.
"You guys are too cute." Madi says laughing and admiring us.
"Oh if you only knew." I say with a smile, before walking off into the dressing room, where I quickly get dressed back into my crop top and shorts.
"Hurry up Rena!" I hear Luke yelling from outside the dressing rooms.
"Shut up Hemmings! I'll be right out!" I yell back. I place the shoes back into the box and grab the dress and head out of the dressing room. "I'm ready mom." I say smiling. She nods and smiles at me and takes the dress and shoes, and goes to the counter to pay for them.
"You do look beautiful though." He says smirking. He makes me so mad! Does he know what he's doing to me?
"Why are you telling me this Hemmings? So you can just blow me over on prom? And go to Rebecca. Because you finally had enough of making her jealous? God Luke do you know how fucked up that is? Telling a girl one thing, or her believing something that isn't true? Just so you can feel good, or get her back? Don't you know what that does to people?" I say babbling. I know he's not going to take anything I say to heart, so I'm basically talking to a wall.
"What the hell is wrong with you Rena? You're acting like we're a real couple! Like we actually love each other." He says and I feel the tears coming.
"Leave. Now." I say as a tear slips out.
"You know what screw you! I'm not going to prom with you! I'm going to prom with Rebecca." He says and my heart drops down to my stomach.
"Fine! Fuck you. I hope you have an amazing time with that slut." I say and he looks at me and walks off. Once he walks off my mom finally walks up again.
"What did I miss?" My mom asks once she sees that I'm crying.
"I'm not going to prom with Luke. We just broke up."

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