Almost

"Holy shit, look at him!" Sophie screams out, pointing to a boy standing near the counter. "Soph, shut up oh my god he will hear you." I quietly say to her, turning around hiding my face in shame. Sophie has always been so much more confident than I am. We've been best friends for almost as long as I can remember. We met in our second year of primary school, when nobody judged eachother, and everything was perfect. As we grew up together, we both changed, but we always stuck together. 

"Oh Violet, you're never going to get a boyfriend if you're always this shy." she says, poking my arm just to annoy me. I knew she was joking, but it still hurt to hear. I was never confident enough to even talk to boys. While Soph was off with one of her multiple boyfriends, I was always at home, watching movies and reading. I wish I was like her. I'll never tell her, but I am so envious of everything about her. She used to always compare us to Zach and Cody, her being Zach, the popular one, and me being Cody, the nerdy one that nobody liked. 

"Shut up" I said jokingly, "Should we go home and get ready now?" I asked. We were planning to go out tonight, because she'd turned 18 a couple of weeks ago and now we could both get into clubs. She nodded and we started walking back to my car. The conversation turned to what we were going to wear tonight and I started to pay a little less attention to the conversation. Soph always loved dressing up, wearing makeup and heels, but I always loved wearing tight jeans and loose sweaters. Since I turned 18, I've started wearing more 'girly' clothes, in an effort to attempt to be more attractive to guys. I got sick of always watching Sophie with her boy - usually a different one every month - and so I decided to make more of an effort. We both get in the car and I put the key into the ignition. 

We pull into my driveway and walk inside. I look at my phone and gasp. "Oh my god Soph it's already 9!" I quickly run to my room, and slide the wardrobe door open. I take a look at all my dresses, deciding which to wear. I pick out a tight black dress that I've had for a while and lay it out on my bed, just as Sophie enters the room with her bag. "Ooh, good choice" she says, picking up my dress. "Thanks, tight enough to get a boy?" the words escape my lips before I think about them. "Oh my god Vi, seriously?" she says, her voice in shock. I didn't mean to say that. Now she's going to expect me to bring a boy home. Shit. "Uh, yeah, I guess." my lips forming into a smile. I do want a boyfriend, or even just a one night stand. I'm feeling adventurous, and I make the decision in my mind to not overthink anything tonight. "Damn girl, I've been waiting for this day for so long!" Sophie said, running over to hug me. 

We are both ready, our hair straightened and our faces flawless with makeup. I grab my clutch and put in my phone, some money, and a condom, just in case. I can't believe I'm actually considering a one night stand. In my younger teenage years I never pictured myself as one of those girls, but I guess time changes everyone. Sophie calls us a cab and I sit down on the couch, and call her over. She sits on the other side of the couch, and starts looking at her phone. She told me she was single right now, she broke up with Tom last week. No doubt she will find a new boy tonight. Tonight feels different than any other time we've gone out, this time I have the same intentions as her. "You excited?" Sophie's high pitched voice interrupts my thoughts. "Mmm, yeah." I say, trying to keep my voice normal, to hide my excitement. She starts to say something when the taxi beep pierces the air. I get up and walk to the door, rechecking that I have everything I need. "Hurry up!" I say, waiting for Soph to get her phone. She walks out the door in front of me, her dress so short her bum is almost showing. I roll my eyes and close the door behind us.