Why Me?

Chapter 16

When I wake up the next morning, Luke isn't there. I get up and brush my hair before I walk downstairs. I check the time. 11:30 am. I walk into the kitchen and spot Luke. I grab the seat next to him and lean my head on his shoulder.

"Sleep well?" he asks.

"I guess so," I answered. "I should probably go back home today."

Luke stops eating. "Why?"

"I dont have anything to wear and I have to shower."

"You can shower here and I probably have something you can wear," Sydney says walking into the room. "We look like we are the same size."

"Thanks, but I don't know," I reply.

"So are you going to come to the party tonight Sara?" asks a sleepy Ashton as he walks into the room.

"Party?"

"Yea, at Luke's house."

I looked over at Luke.

"Surprise," he said. I laughed. I can't help it. He's just so adorable. I don't see how my parents don't like him.

"But what if my parents catch me?" I ask.

"That's why you wear Sydney's clothes and don't look like youself. So are you up for it?" Luke asks.

"I guess so."

I hope their plan works.

-

I followed Sydney up to her room to pick out something to wear. She gestured for me to sit on the bed and then she walked over to her closet. I took the time to look around her room. She had a good size bed. She had posters of various bands and singers all over her walls. I recognized most of them. She had a bookcase over flowing with books. She also had a walk in closet, something the I have always wanted but will never get. She came back out with an armfull of clothes.

"These are all things that I think will work for you," she says, setting them down. Before she could start showing them to me, there was a knock on the door.

"Can we come in?" Luke asks. Him and Ashton were standing in the doorway.

"Of course," Sydney said.

I patted on the bed next to me for Luke to sit there. He sat down and put his arm around me.

"So here's the first one," Sydney said. I was a short dress will no straps. The dress barely reached her knees. It ruffled out a little at the bottom and had sparkles all over.

"I don't know," I said.

She showed me about five more dresses and I had the same reaction for all of them.

"If you're just going to say 'I don't know' for all of them, I'm just going to force you to wear one," Sydney said.

"Okay, okay. I'll pick one. I promise," I said laughing.

The next dress she picks up is perfect. It is a spaghetti strap dress. The top part is a pastel green and the bottom part is a flowing mixture of pastel colors.

"I'm guessing you like this one," Sydney says, laughing.

"Like it? I love it!" I say. Everyone, including me, laughs.

"Well try it on!"

I took the dress from her and walked into the closet to change. Once I had the dress on, I looked at myself in the mirror. It was beautiful. It was a very casual dress to wear to the party. I walked out of the closet and they all gasped.

"That looks amazing on you!" Sydney said coming over to me.

"Wow," was all Ashton managed to say. Luke just stared at me with his mouth open.

"You're going to catch flies in your mouth if you don't close it Luke," I told him. He laughed.

"It's just- You look so........ hot," he says.

"And I didn't before?"

"It was different before." He gives me a smile.

"Now you have to let Sydney work her magic on you so your parents won't recognize you," Ashton said.

"Stop into my office," Sydney says, gesturing for me to sit down. We both laughed.

"We will be back when you guys are done," Luke syas. He kisses my forehead before him and Ashton walked out of the room. Sydney starts to 'work her magic' on me.

-

About an hour later, Sydney is finished. I stand up and look in the mirror. I almost don't recognize myself. She has put a thin layer of makeup on my face and she poofed up my naturally wavy hair a little bit. I look good.

"Hey, we are almost ready to go are you-" Ashton starts as he walks into the room.

"Wow," Luke says behind him.

"Where's Sara and what have you done with her?" Ashton jokingly says. We all laugh.

"What do you guys think?" I say.

"You look... amazing," Ashton says.

"Better then amazing," Luke says. He comes over to me and grabs my waist before planting him lips on mine.

"Ummm," Sydney says. Shortly there after, we pull away.

"Let's go," Ashton says. "Calum's here."