Emily's Short Stories

Teach Me How To Love

"Aw, Katy, you look beautiful!" Jenny cooed. "That is definitely the dress for you."

"Thanks." I mumbled, blushing. It was a pretty dress, and I really liked it. But I wanted him to see me in it. Dressing up when he wasn't going to be there, just seemed pointless. 

"It's really nice, I wish I had your figure." Ella scanned my body. "Looks great, sweetie."

"Thank you, you guys all look lovely, too." I nodded.

"I'm not even dressed yet!" Priya exclaimed. "I'm thinking something purple for me. Gold accessories. Something that screams, 'I'm Priya Bedel, prom Queen!'" 

"You don't even know if you'll be prom Queen yet, you big head." Ella laughed.

"Maybe Katy will, she looks the part." Isabelle smiled. Jenny nodded in agreement. 

"You need a King to be a Queen." Priya winked. "So come guys, who are you lot going with?"

"I'm not going with anyone." Jenny told us, going a little bit red. She looked really embarrassed, and just as Priya opened her mouth to make a comment, I interrupted.

"Me neither, we could go together!" I joked.

"That's actually a good idea." Isabelle put in. "We could all go as friends?"

"Max is taking me, though." Priya informed us. "But the friends thing sounds cool...can we still join you?"

"Of course! Who's Owen going with?" Jenny asked.

"Hoping, are we?" Ella teased.

"I meant, he could go with us, so Max isn't the only guy." Jenny rolled her eyes.

"What if he's going with another girl?" Isabelle questioned. She looked almost...worried.

"She can come too. Unless it's a slut, I don't want their trashy appearance ruining our stylish entrance." Priya snapped her fingers. 

"To make a stylish entrance, you might want to pick a dress." I reminded her.

"Oh! Yes! Come on girls, we need to get this done. We need to cover elegance, maturity, and have a bit of sexy thrown in, too." Priya cheered. 

I stayed in my blue dress, because I really did like it. Jenny chose a purple dress, much to Priya's annoyance, and planned to wear her hair up with lots of little purple clips. Isabelle chose a pink dress, similar to mine, but with long sleeves. Priya found a long black gown that she adored- and it was lined with gold around the hem and chest. Ella wore the shortest dress, a little black thing that floated out. It stopped just above her knees, so it wasn't showing too much leg. They all looked beautiful, and I knew prom would be amazing for them. I wanted it to be a good time for me, too. I just hoped they would be able to take my mind off of it. 

Priya was texting Max, demanding that he buy a black tie, but it needed to have gold trimming. The poor boy was lost, and Priya told him she would find one for him, because he was useless. She was very much the dominant figure in their relationship- not that Max really minded. We called Owen and found out he hadn't asked anybody yet, and was up for the idea for going as friends. He was catching a bus into town to meet us, so we could pick a tie for him. He had a tuxedo already, and it suited him.

Ella nudged me as Owen walked into the store. "Hey, how about we get him a blue tie? To match your dress?"

"I really don't-" I began.

"Oh, come on! You and Owen would look great together!"

"No, Ella." I said firmly.

"What's got your head all messed up? You've been out of it all day." She noted.