Who's that girl?

Chapter 4 - You've already got me in a prostitute's dress

Chapter 4. Bit of a filler but I wanted to get something out. Next chapter will obviously be the events of the party. Hope you enjoy - please do leave comments and opinions I have no idea how this story is going!! Thanks x

I made my dad and I lasagne for dinner, easy but filling. Afterwards, we lazed on a sofa each and watched re-runs of General Hospital - a guilty pleasure for both of us.

At about 8.00pm, my cell went off.

"Hey, Ava"

"Red or white?"

"What?" I frowned

"I bought too many, some will have to go back. Red or white?"

"Red or white what, Ava!?"

"Balloons! Obviously!" She exploded.

"Hey this isn't my fault! Why are you doing balloons? People will just pop them or suck the helium. White, by the way - more unusual"

"White" She repeated and hung up.

This happened three more times during the evening. Heels or flats, should she put valuables away, and most importantly - pizza rolls or no pizza rolls?

By 10.30pm, I was exhausted. I'd managed to get my calculus homework done in between calls, but I still had to wrap Ava's gift and get everything I needed together for the party, as I was going straight to Ava's from school, so I had to get ready there.

I got my gift wrapping supplies and got to work in my room. It was pretty easy, actually, I'd bought her a bracelet, so all I had to do was wrap the box it came in. Once I'd written her card, I threw some essentials into an overnight bag, hung my dress on my closet and snuggled into bed.

When I got to school the next day, I greeted Ava with a five-star hug and a cupcake from the bakery on the way to school.

"You'll get your present later, at yours. I don't want to make the other kids jealous" I grinned.

"What is it?" She demanded.

"I'm not telling you, Ava. Eat your cake!" I swiped some frosting off the top with my finger and smeared it into her mouth.

"Someone say cake?" Asked a spooky voice behind me. I kid you not, Dan was actually wearing a scary Halloween mask.

"My cake!" Ava yelled and shoved half of it into her mouth.

"What on Earth are you wearing? Halloween was months ago, loser" I asked.

"I thought I'd do fancy dress tonight at the party" he responded. Ava started to protest but was just spraying cake everywhere.

I poked Dan in the chest. "You are not, repeat NOT wearing that chucky mask to the party. It's not fancy dress, it's terrifying , it's not Halloween and you're not a twelve year old!"

"You don't have to be a kid to appreciate fancy dress" Dan said indignantly.

"It isn't happening" I responded, folding my arms across my chest.

"It's my eighteenth birthday party, Dan. We're being grown up and drinking beer like normal adults do!" Ava cried.

"Tell you what, you can wear it to my eighteenth"

"Since when were you having a party, El? You only have a few weeks" Ava looked puzzled.

Dan took off the mask and eyed me suspiciously. "Ava's right, you said you didn't want a party"