Watching minds break

Chapter Eight: The Dress

I ran home and burst in the front door scaring Sydney "I have to go shopping I only have 3 hours !" I said as I ran around like a chicken without a head
"Calm down calm down " Sydney says as she places her hands on the shoulders of my dress and makes me sit down "what happened , why do you have to go shopping?"Sydney asks intrigued
"I have a dinner , I only have this and a very very old dress that should be on a museum " I say as I fidget against her grip
"But you only went to work , how could you have a dinner"Sydney asks confused , than fear creeps into her eyes and she asks "is it a date?"
"I don't know , we met at school , I think he was a guest for science class his name is Mathis "I say while standing up and pacing
"I um you can't go " Sydney stutters
"What?"I ask
"Never mind lets go get you a dress ,we can talk after " Sydney says as she drags me to the car and we pull up to a nice dress store and I walk in stunned by what is now a 'dress'
I already feel naked wearing this and she expects me to wear one of these my finger brush against a small dress that barely fits the model I the photo I am not wearing anything like that I move toward evenings dresses and stand in front of a dark Crimson that has lace shoulders and a silky fabric that goes down to the floor that's the one
"Hey Sydney what about this one ?" I ask as she walks toward me and flips over the price tag
"I don't think you can afford this " Sydney says as she backs up from the dress
"You would be surprised what I have collect over the decades "I say as I flip over the $389 dress and I pull out a wad of bills equaling 400 dollars and walk toward the counter "a size 3 in that please " I say as the lady runs and grabs the dress and returns with surprising speed "keep the change " I say as I grab the bag containing the silky Crimson dress and I turn around to see a very pale Sydney following me
Huh I wonder what's wrong