Warning: Mild use of language
My moonlit room makes me tired. No one i here but me and my cat. Its quiet for a Friday night. It must be late then.
I sit up not wanting to rock the loft bed i sleep on. The cat comes to sit next
to me.
"You are a lucky cat," i whisper to him,"you get to lay around and eat food
all day. Also you can fall asleep whenever you feel like it." Boots gives a slight meow in return; he then gives a big yawn.
I fall asleep after a long 15 minuets.
•••••
I wake up late in the morning. I go downstairs, surprised to see my dad making breakfast.
"Good morning, pumpkin. Pancakes?"
"I would love some," i say,"thank you!" It smells like a Christmas morning from when I was a kid.
My dad would make pancakes and bacon. My mom sitting by the tree and me and my brothers would rush downstairs, so exited. At the time i remember, which was the last christmas i remember with my mom, was when she was so pregnant with Eliot. I was 8, Jack was 4, and Cole was 13. Downstairs, under the Christmas tree sat our presents. The excitement was audible; it sounded like 3 children screaming.
The following month, Eliot was born. Mom had to have a C-Section done. All i want to say is January 28, 2005 Ann-Mari Rogers died and Eliot Rogers was born.
Back to the present. As i finished off my breakfast; i started to clean up.
"Let me get that," my dad said. He cleaned the dishes for the first time in 10 years. Him and Mom used to do that together.
"Can i go to the mall?" I ask, my dad has a surprised look," its for a fake date with someone, he needed a fake girlfriend for a movie and i get to tell him what i want him to do in return. I have to 'blend in' with is friends. So im going to get new clothes. Yeah i know its stupid."
"Go ahead, and don't have too much fun!"
"JINNY HAS A BOYFRIEND!!" Eliot screams behind me.
"Oh shut up looser," i stick my tongue out at him.
I arrive to the mall were my friend Melody. She isn't the type for shopping, but she loves the food. I go to so many stores i couldn't name them all.
We finish our 4 hours of shopping with a cookie from Great American Cookies.
We get up and walk out to the car.
"So, why did you go to the mall?" Melody asked.
"Because Collin called me and asked me for a favor. He wanted me to go out on a fake date with him so he wouldnt look like a looser and im trying to blend in with his friend group."
"Um ok then," she raises an eyebrow.
"Yeah long story," we get in the car and i drive us home.
I take a shower and do my brown hair up in a high ponytail. I put on some brown/black smokey eye and red matt lipstick.
I slip on a black and white lace dress that goes to my knees. Fitted at the top with no straps and a little purse to keep my phone and makeup. My shoes were white and about 4 inch heels.
Collin picked me up at about 6:30 and took me to a fancy restaurant with is friends.
"Ok just link arms with me and smile," he says to me.
"Got it, be in love and smile," i link arms with him and walk into the restaurant. I never knew how tall he was until i was hand in hand with him.
We sat down at a table in the far corner. His friends were dressed up more than i was.
"Hey guys! This is my girlfriend Jinny," Collin said uncomfortably. I was smiling and resting my head on his shoulder.
"Jinny, thats a pretty name," one of the girls across the table said, "i'm Lovetta. This is my boyfriend Todd."
"I'm Kat," the other girl said, " this is my boyfriend Chris."
"Nice to meet everyone," i said awkwardly, "I'm going to look at the menu now." I put the tall menu up and lowered into it. Collin put his up too and turned to me.
"Are you ok?" He did something funny with his eyebrows.
"Yeah, its just really awkward." I pressed my lips. I shut the menu and smiled for a brief second.
The waiter came and it went a little like this:
"For you ma'am?" The waiter asked Lovetta.
"Ill have chicken ricotta and a water," Lovetta said.
"Love? That was kind of rude. Shouldn't you say please?" Todd said quietly.
"I dont have to say please if i dont want to. Im not asking him if i can get it. Its right here on the menu therefore i can get and i want it. I am telling him to get it for me," her over-groomed eyebrows were stern and made her eyes look scary.
"And for you ma'am?" The waiter continued on to Kat. Lovetta was yelling at poor Todd in the backround.
"Spaghetti and extra meatballs please," she said kindly. And the waiter got on with it and i was the last out of all 6 of us.
"Um, ill have the escargot," i said.
"EW!" The other couples said in unison.
"Do you even know what that is?!" Kat asked me.
"Yes, snails. Its good. Don't judge me," i said slightly annoyed.
She backed off and called me something i shalt not name under her breath. RUDE!
We ate our meal mostly silent except when Lovetta "found" (more like placed) a hair in her dessert and made them take it back and get her a new one. Poor chef was fired because of her.
We went to see the movie. It was cool except the graphics weren't up to par. It was your average ghost possession and little girl movie.
Lovetta and Kat screamed like babies and has their boyfriends hold them. They kissed a couple times and we were kinda forced to watch, because we were behind them. I wanted to gouge my eyes out with a dull plastic spoon.
We got out of the movie and my dress had torn at the bottom from the movie seat. This is where everything went downhill for me.
"Wow! That dress isn't designer. Collin you knew she wasn't one of us," Kat said like i wasn't even there. I was holding Collins hand that was draped across my shoulders.
"Kat, its one dress. She probably has other designer dresses," Collin came to my defense.
"No. All designer clothing or she is a nobody. We don't date nobodies," Lovetta exclaimed. My jaw tensed.
"What happened to you Collin? Did you go shallow?" Chris said.
"He's not shallow! You guys are! I don't have designer clothes! So what. Im probably more considerate then you guys are. I love him and he loves me, ok! Thats enough for me!"
I walk out of the movie theater extremely mad. I cant believe them. Them and their overpriced handbags.
One of my heels snap so i take off the flimsy shoes and throw them into some nearby bushes.
I hear footsteps behind me; Its Collin. I cant believe him he came all the way out here probably to tell me that I'm over reacting.
He turned me around and i looked right into those big green eyes. He pushed some of my loose hair out of the way and smiled at me.
"Im sorry," he said. I looked away and the next thing i knew his lips were on mine and i couldn't breathe.
He picked me up because my knees gave out and carried me to the car. I just realized he had rescued my heels from the bush and put them in the backseat.
"What the HELL was that?!" I crossed my arms as we were driving home.
"The hell was what?" He said back.
"That kiss! What was that!?" I yelled. I think i flailed my arms because he started laughing.
"That was me showing how much i care about you," he said sweetly. I couldn't speak. I sat there with my jaw open for god know s how long; staring at the side of his head.
"Would you like me to do it again," he said stopping at a gas station.
"Wha-" there it was again a kiss. Something from a popular boy to a nobody. How unusual.
I didn't know what to call this other that my Cinderella moment. Thats all, my Cinderella moment. And he must be prince charming.
