Why me ? -Caspar Lee

Chapter 59

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Prom Shopping part 2/2

We walked inside of the shopping center, with Justin having to go to the restroom. We parted our ways. It ways Trevor taking Justin and my mum and I were going to the first store. I had tried several dresses. The color I wanted my dress to be was blue. Blue was my favorite color. It reminded me of peace, and freedom.

I hadn't found a blue dress I liked in the first store. But my mum had insisted that I had to try a red dress she really liked. It was nice, but the bottom of the dress was too big and I had told my mum I would trip with my heels. "We're keeping that dress in mind." She said, thanking the employer who helped us.

My mum was always like that. I would have something specific in mind while shopping, than my mum came with something totally different she liked. But it would be something that was really her taste and not mine. Sometimes I had actually bought the clothes she chose for me. But not for my prom dress, I was going to choose my dress by my taste.

We saw my brothers walking around, trying to find us. I waved my hand in the air for them to see. I remember my dad learning us that. If you're lost or you see your family but they don't see you, wave your hand in the air.

Trevor and Justin came, and we all went to the next store together. I had found one marine blue dress I really liked. I tried it on, my brothers really liked it, but my mum didn't and she'd told me to keep looking. Then I had found another blue dress. It looked pretty when I held it in my hands, even though it was a light blue, and not a dark blue like I wanted. When I tried it on, I noticed the dress being really big, making me look like a Disney princess.

When I came out of the changing room with the lady that helped me, I could barely get out because the dress was so big. "You look like Cinderella!" Justin said, making me notice that I actually did. With the big blue dress and my blonde hair. "She does, actually, she only needs her lovely prince to put her shoe on, if it went like that?" Trevor asked.

"Ha. Ha. Very funny. I think it goes like that, right?" I said, before I saw my mum not looking very happy. "Mum?" I asked, she opened her mouth, than closed it, than opened it again.

"Actually, darling, I have found a bordeaux dress you might like. I think it will fit you very well." She stood up, handed me the dress. "Go on, try it. I want to see you in it."

I closed the curtain of the small changing room. I took a closer look at the dress, and rolled my eyes. This was mums style. Roses on the chest part of the dress. And roses 'fell' from the dress. I didn't like the model, but I was going to try it on. For my mother.

I came out of the dressing room with her dress on, and a huge smile grew on my mums face, while I was Trevor pulling a weird expression. I looked at him mouthing: 'What do I do?' to which he mouthed back: 'The truth'.

"Oh my dear, you look fantastic, I think this is the one guys!" My mum came out of her chair, clapping her hands with excitement.

"But... Mum, you haven't even asked for my opinion on this dress. You need my opinion. At the end of the day, It's my prom." I said.

"Oh, do we need your opinion Jenna?" My mum asked nicely, not noticing how much it hurt me.

"Yes, my opinion is the most  important one out of all of you. We're going to the next store." I said, getting into the changing room and putting my normal clothes back on.

In our next store. Trevor showed me one of the most beautiful dresses I had ever seen. It had sparks on the part of the dress with sparks falling down until my hips. It was also exactly the blue I was looking for.

"Mum! I think I've found my prom dress!" I said, she came from behind a stack of clothes with an excited look on her face, then it fell from her face as she looked at my dress. "Jenna.. You need to try it on before you say this is your dress." she said.

I forced a smile, and walked to the changing room. A lady came to help me in my dress. It had fit my body perfectly, and tears pricked in my eyes. Oh, it was so beautiful. I got really excited to show it to my family. I opened the curtain with a big smile on my face. Justin got excited seeing the dress and Trevor smiled approvingly. I looked at my mum, and she had a look of doubt on her face.

"What do you think?" I asked.

"You look great. It's honestly my favorite one out of all those we tried." Trevor said. I smiled at him, he know how much I love this dress. Justin was shaking his head really fast in approval. Then there was my mum.

"Mum, do you like this dress or not?" Love it, I thought. Please love it.

"Jenna, I honestly don't know. But, I found another dress and I'm sure this will look-

"No." I interrupted.

"No?" my brothers asked at the same time.

"No?" my mum asked, looking confused.

"No, I'm sorry mum, but I'm not dealing with this anymore. Those dresses you want me to try are what you want me to wear. But guess what, I don' like them. This is yet one of those moments when you try to make me look and be like you. But guess what, I'm not like you. I thought I could've used your opinion, but all you do is pick something out of my style to make me wear. You know I don't like that, you know it, but you like it and that's why you want me to try it on. Only because you like it." I said while I was in the changing room with the curtain closed so that I could see no one. I had helped myself out of the dress, because I didn't want anyone to come in. I was done, and ran out of the store.

I found a bench to sit on. After ten minutes, I felt a person sitting down beside me. "You know, two days ago, I found a photo album in mums room. It had pictures of her prom in it, with, you know... Dad. Her dress was red, just like the ones she wanted you to try on." Trevor said.

I took a moment to say something. "I just felt like.. She wasn't supportive at all. I don't think she said something positive about a dress I tried."

"You know she means well. I think she thought it would be nice for her to have you look like her. She didn't realise you didn't want that."

I sighed, "I made a scene, didn't I?"

"Yup. You got other customers to look too."

I let out a small laugh. "I should go back, say sorry, tell her how much I love her and that I was wrong."

We both went back to the store and my mum was slumped back into the chair she was sitting in, with her head in her hands.

"Mum, I'm sorry." I said, walking to her and taking her in my arms while she was standing up.

"Oh Jenna, don't say you're sorry. I was wrong the entire time. I just thought it would be nice for you to look like me. I wanted to have a like mother like daughter moment. I didn't notice how you didn't want that and I'm sorry. That blue dress you tried on, the last one, it looks beautiful on you and it's on of my favorite things you've ever worn." she said, hugging me.

"Mum, I love you." I said.

"I know, I know you love me. Let's buy the dress and get you some shoes that fit with it. I have a necklace and earrings at home that will fit perfectly with this dress." she said as she stroked my hair.

I nodded and broke out of our position. We bought shoes of the exact same blue as the dress. We left the store and went back to the car.

Trevor held my dress in the special slipcover it was put in, and I held my shoes in one hand. I took my phone in the other hand and decided to send a text to Caspar.

Guess who found their prom dress! You're eyes will pop out of your skull because mine did too when I first saw the dress xx

I pressed send, and got a text back after 3 minutes:

I'm excited ;))

I smiled, and got excited at the thoughts of prom.