The Night Is Young

3- live it

"LIZ, I have a very important question for you." Janet called out while browsing through my closet for something for me to wear for Tara's party.

We were currently sitting in my room after school. Casey and Janet were going to help me dress up, and I was currently on the verge of a hundred year sleep.

"Liz!" Janet snapped.

"Mom?" I called out sleepily.

Suddenly there was someone my back. Tickling the heck out of me.

"Wake up, you dummy!" Casey relentlessly continued the tickling. "It's the night you find a guy and you HAVE to look bomb. Now get your lazy ass up."

I groaned and pushed her off me. She landed on the floor with an oof.

Janet laughed at the both of us. "About my question, Liz." She turned toward with me with a disgusted look on her face. "Do you have any clothes that at least reveal your elbows??"

I blushed. I did have clothes like that once. And they revealed way more than my elbows.

"N-no. That's all I got."

Suddenly Casey put her ugly face right in front of me and stared right into my eyes. "Liar."

Damn. She was good.

"What? I am not a liar." I scoffed. What did Casey think she was getting at?

"We both know when you're hiding something, Liz. Whether it be dirty secrets or dirty diapers, like when we were kids." Janet frowned.

Casey burst out laughing. Tears were leaking from her eyes. "Oh...my god..."

The blush returned. Did they seriously have to bring that up? "Fine, whatever." I snapped. There's a box at the top of the closet. You'll find what you need there."

Both of them eagerly scrambled for the box. They dumped its contents on my bed.

"Now we're talking!" Casey squealed.

"These are all hot. I can't even choose which would be best for you!" Janet chuckled.

Some pieces in the box were-  a few crop tops, low v neck tops, thigh high dresses, a lot of VS underwear, and...

The dress.

The one I wore that night.

My throat went dry. I could barely look at that ugly red dress.
Please, please, please don't choose that guys.

"How about this one?" Janet smiled. She held up a black halter crop top with a gold collar and matching ankle length pants with gold detailing.

"That was mine." My mom appeared at the doorway. She smiled wistfully.

"Mom!" I rushed over to hug her. So did Casey and Janet. "We've missed you, Miss Ramone." They choruses sweetly.

My mom went to Austin on a business trip. She was the owner of Ramone Properties, a nationwide luxury  real estate company. Business was booming these days, so my mom's schedule was too. I hadn't expected her to come home so soon.

"This was yours?" I asked my mom. "You don't mind if I wear it... do you?"

She smiled. "Of course not, love. Come on, I have the perfect shoes for it." She headed towards her room.

"I'll be back, guys." I smiled at my friends as I followed my mom out the door. I entered her huge bedroom.

"In here, Liz!" She called from the closet. I followed her in and she handed me gold pointed pumps. Pointed at the toe and they had a slight heel.

I checked the tag. Christian Louboutin. Crap.

"Mom, this is way way too expensive. It's just a high school party, someone's just gonna puke on these anyway!" I pleaded with her. She have me a stern look.

"It's not just a high school party. Tonights your first party at the age of seventeen. Seventeen is an important age. Almost an adult but not quite." She ran a hand through my hair. "Live it."

"But there'll be other parties!" I countered. She laughed.

"Not like this one. This is the night you find someone special."

What?

Why does everyone wants me to find a hitch tonight?

"Let me say this again sweetheart. Live it. Soon you'll be eighteen and you'll never have a high school party again." She smiled fondly. I looked into her eyes to see if she was joking in any way, but all I saw was dead seriousness.

"Okay, mom." I hugged her.

I'm just doing this for her.