The day had finally arrived. It was prom. This was the day that everyone in my year at school has anticipated like no other. I knew I should feel delighted like everyone else but after my conversation with Joshua last week I was filled with nerves as opposed to butterflies. I took a deep breath and tried to exhale all the worries from my mind. Like my gran always told me "There Is no point in worrying about a problem, it doesn't change anything." With that thought I stretched and rolled out of bed and down to the kitchen. I could hear my parents pottering about downstairs, cupboards opening and closing, my Dad asking my Mum where on earth he had put his car keys. It was the same routine every morning and I was suddenly struck by how much I was going to miss it. After summer I was moving away to University which sadly meant leaving this morning madness behind.
"Hi Lazybones" My Dad smiled as he kissed my forehead "I'm running late but I will be home in time to see you in your dress before you leave"
"You're always running late" I laughed.
"Yes cheeky, that is because your Mother loves to move things so that nothing is where I left it!"
"I heard that!" My Mum called from the kitchen.
My Dad gave me a wink and quickly dashed out the front door. I made my way down the wall into our brightly coloured kitchen. The sun was streaming in through the big window and I could see the luscious fields that surrounded our house looked greener than usual. The smell of freshly cooked pancakes drifted towards me. "Mum? Pancakes? On a Friday?" I quizzed aloud.
My Mum laughed in response "Well its not everyday my daughter goes to her prom" I loved my Mums laugh. It had always reminded me of wind chimes, so light and soft. "Now my darling, have you got everything you need for tonight? I have booked us into the hair salon for 11am and then I thought we could stop for a spot of lunch and then perhaps get our nails done in the afternoon, how does that sound?"
As much as I loved my Mum, she had a tendency to get carried away. She never made it to her prom so I think she has been secretly dying for today to come so she can live vicariously through me for one night. Although I would most certainly not be telling her all the details from tonight, especially if Joshua had his way. The thought of Joshua made my stomach swim with nerves again so I actively had to push any thoughts of him to the furthest corner of my mind.
"Yeah Mum, that all sounds great" I tried to sound as enthusiastic as possible but I was really dreading tonight. Dresses and dancing just weren't really my thing.
"Oh and I almost forgot" My Mum chirped up again from the stove "I hired a photographer for tonight, just to take a few snaps of you and Joshua. You only get one prom you know, Elle. And it will be a night you will never forget"
Oh Mum, you don't know the half of it, I thought.
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