Runaway Fish

Chapter 5

Jen's POV:

"Hey let's go girl! Get your lazy arse down here so we can go shopping!" Tatiana calls and I drag myself down the stairs and see her perched on my counter.

"Where's my mom?"

"She left you a note saying that she'd be back by 8 and that you can use her credit card to pay for your dress." She replies and jingles her keys.

"Wait I'm not even dressed yet!"

"Well then go put some clothes on woman!"

I run upstairs and pull out a white flower print dress and a denim vest to go over it. I pair that with some brown combat boots and run a brush through my long hair before joining Tatiana in the kitchen again.

"Lets go homie,"

"Don't try to be gangster Tiana, only we Americans can be gangster yo" I say in a horrible gangster accent as we get into her car and drive to the mall.

"Well I know that Avery has a date, but do you have a date?" Tatiana asks me as she turns down the stereo in her car.

"Nope. I'll go anyways just to have fun."

"I'm sure you will get asked. your suitors are just scared to ask you."

"Very funny, but I think I am the reigning stag queen here thank you very much." I chuckle

"Just you wait and see woman, I'm surprised that someone hasn't asked you already, I guess he just has no balls."

"Hey there's the others!" I say as Avery and Paige wave us down.

*4 stores later*

"Oi I am so tired! lemme lay down for a bit" Paige grumbles as she lays down on the dressing room couch.

Paige got her dress at the beginning, it's a gorgeous peach color with little sequins beaded around the waistline and has a sweetheart neckline. it hangs just above the knee in a flowy manner and suits her perfectly. She paired that with some nude heels and a champagne colored clutch.

Tatiana has a tight purple dress that has cap-sleeves and a scoop-neckline. Her dress is still a modest length and the color really accentuates her eyes and hair. she paired this dress with some black stilettos and bought some silver earrings to go with it.

"What do you all think?"

Avery steps out of her dressing room in a beautiful mint green dress with sequins on the top and a flouncy skirt on the bottom. she also is wearing silvery wedges and a big smile on her face.

"Get it." we all command her as she squeals and goes back to get changed.

"Now you need to find a killer dress girl! and we aren't leaving until you find one!" Paige exclaims as we all wait for Avery to pay for her dress.

"Well we shall see. but first lets go eat something." I say and we all cheer.

As we all settle down with our sandwiches, I hear a nasally voice say, "oh look it's the looser and her friends."

I turn to see the slutty waitress from a couple weeks back, sneering at me with her posse behind her glaring at me.

"What do you want Barbie- I mean Leila?" I sigh and crack my knuckles.

"Yeah what are you doing tramp?" Paige asks, standing beside me.

"Why'd you call me Barbie bitch?"

"Oh just CUZ you're so fuckin plastic and fake that it makes me sick," I say nonchalantly as she seethes in anger.

"Well have I got news for you! Danny asked me to formal, what do you think about that?"

Danny. and her. at formal? not good at all.

"Well I'm surprised cuz I'm pretty sure that he was drunk when he asked you or something cuz nobody wants to take plastic trash to a dance. now scram before I mess up your fuckin plastic face" I quietly say and now crack my neck to show her I meant business.

"Whatever bitch I don't need your shit. either way, we know that I won and Danny isn't ever coming back. he's mine, you got that?"

"Oh please he isn't controlled by you. he is a free boy and does what he wants. Don't tell me or anyone what to do"

She growls and stomps off, her plastic posse following.

"Lets go get the best dress out there babe okay?" Avery says as we all hug it out.

"Lets show that bitch who's better" I agree and we walk into a random department store.

After a 10 minute search, I find the dress. I run into a room, put on the dress and model it for my friends.

"Oh my God Jen, thats beautiful, you look better than a Victoria's Secret model and Mila Kunis combined." Tatiana says as I look at myself in the full length mirror.

My dress has mesh at the top, covered in beaded flowers and creating a modest illusion. the rest of my dress is white and it starts above my chest and runs down to about right above my knee. the neckline is high in the front and dips down into a V-shape in the back and I love it.

As I change out of the dress, I pull on my old clothes when I get a text from Danny: "wanna hang out at the park today?"

I quickly reply "can't CUZ I'm dress shopping with the girls. maybe tomorrow?"

"Yeah sure :) can I see your dress?"

"Why would you want to see it? I thought you asked Leila"

"What? why would I ask her to formal?"

"She just told me that you did. Said you asked her to go a couple days ago."

"Nope I haven't seen her since the last time we all went to grab something to eat together"

"Hmm interesting. well I gotta go the girls are waiting."

"Okay have fun! stay safe"

"Will do. bye!"

"Bye love"

I exit and find some gunmetal silver shoes to go with the dress and pay for everything and we all head out to the cars to go home.

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