forever.

1 week before.

"Ahhhh!!! OMG! I'm SO excited to go birthday shopping with you, Cupcake!" "Eeeek! I know, right?" "Okay, what store should we go to today, ladies?" Malorie's brother said. "Wow," I thought, " he's actually really cute. But it would be weird to date my bestie's brother..." She obviously saw me staring at him. "Just drop us off at the mall and pick us up at 4:30, Chancie," Malorie replied. "She looks so beautiful when she's happy," I thought, "I love her smile." "Why are girls so obsessed with shopping?" Chance asked. "Why are boys so obsessed with sports?" Malorie said. "And cars," I continued. "And sports cars!" we said at the same time. We laughed for the rest of the way there, which was only four minutes. "Good one, Mallie!" I said, out of breath from laughing so hard. "Back at ya My-my," she replied, panting for the same reason. As we got out of the car, we kept giggling. "Ugh, we're such girls. Bye, Chancie!" Mallie said, waving to her big brother. "Yeah, thanks for driving us, Chan-" I started to say, but Malorie took me by the hand and flung me into the store. "When did you become so strong, babe?" I asked her. "When did you become so distracted?" she said, like she was pissed off at me for some reason. "Oh... Sorry, Sprinkles..." I said, very confused. She rolled her eyes. "Fu..." I thought, but somehow, she cut off my thought, too. She held my hand tighter and stood still. I stepped a little closer. She kissed my cheek; I blushed. She smiled at me while I nervously looked at the ground. "Hey," she said as she lifted my chin up to make me face her, "I love you, and I mean it. You know I do, and it's okay. We can do whatever we want," she finished, wiping a tear from my reddish face. She then pulled me into her arms. We were in a warm embrace for what felt like a lifetime. Then I pulled away slowly...
"Hey, Sprinkles! Look at those dresses," I finally said, breaking the silence. We giggled and gazed into each other's eyes, both in tears, and we ran to the rack with the dresses made for royalty, while still holding hands.