The winter gala was tomorrow and Adrian, Eddie and I have yet to go shopping.
When Mom found out...let's just say there was a lot of screaming.
"Davis Rosemarie Jackson!" Mom yells as she walks into my room. "What is this I hear about you not having a dress for the Winter Gala?" Her face is red with rage.
I set my phone down beside me and sit up on my bed. "Well..." I trail off.
"It is tomorrow!" I glance up at her and roll my eyes.
"Can't I just wear my homecoming dress from last year?" I ask in a bored tone.
"Absolutely not. It is a Winter Ball, in which you must wear a ball gown." Mom puts emphasis on the word ball and sighs with exasperation.
"Actually it's a Winter Gala-" I stop short when I look at her expression. "But I guess that's just a technicality."
Mom walks over to my closet and tears through my clothes. Not literally of course. "I want you to get dressed and go find a dress. A floor length, ball gown. Not a skimpy, slutty party dress, okay? You are representing this family."
I sigh and roll my eyes. "Fine." Rolling out of bed, I grab my phone and make my way into the bathroom. "I hope you're happy!" I yell as I close the door.
Running a hand through my wavy brown hair, I call Adrian.
"Hello?" I can hear him yawning through the phone.
"It's the day." I reply, throwing my hair into a ponytail.
"Already? I mean I always knew this day was coming but I never thought it would be this soon." I roll my eyes again, knowing that he can't see my through the phone.
"Yeah well apparently it's tomorrow so..." I trail off. Applying a bit of makeup, I make my way back into my room. "I'm putting you on speaker phone."
"We've been putting it off for that long eh?" Rummaging through my closet I find a presentable red cardigan and a pair of dark wash jeans.
"Mom says we have to go today." I stand still waiting for his reply.
After a deep and dramatic sigh, Adrian replies, "I don't suppose that your mother is going to fork out the money for Eddie and I to get a new tuxedo do you?"
"Nope," I reply.
"I mean honestly," Adrian says, in a joking manner. "She must know that not everyone has the money to go out and buy a new outfit every time she wants to host a party, right?"
"Yeah well that's not how they work. Can I trust you to call Eddie and meet me here in 20 minutes?"
"Yeah, yeah. See you in a bit."
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"So what exactly are we looking for?" Eddie asks while browsing through a rack of dresses.
"According to my mom, anything that isn't slutty or is going to disrespect our family." I glance down at the dress in my hand. It was blue and had way too many sequins.
"Well, that takes the fun out of everything," Adrian say with a pout. Grabbing a bright yellow dress, Adrian holds it up. "What about this one?"
I scrunch up my face. "Absolutely not."
"Why not?" Adrian says while putting it back on the rack.
"Because," I say, shaking my head. "You have orange hair, it would look weird."
I glance around and find Eddie on the other side of the posh pink boutique in the mall. "Find anything?"
"No." Eddie joins us again. "I'm not a girl. I haven't the first clue of what to look for."
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Dla nastolatków(ON HOLD) I turn around and face him. "Has anyone ever told you that you're an asshole?" His smirk continues to grow. "Everybody's got to be good at something. The question is, what are you good at?"
