Her Voice

Ch. 9 A Date

Shelby's P.O.V

So you know the guy I met at the library.

Umm yes???

HE ASKED ME OUT ON A DATE!!!

I know I was there.

Oh yeah.

So here I was Friday after school deciding what I should wear on my date with Ryder with help from Bee and Stacy.

They already did my hair and makeup and now all I need is an outfit.

I'm sitting on my bed as pick out random clothes from my closet. We've been doing this for almost an hour and nothing. I'm almost starting to lose hope when Bee picks out the beautiful dress that goes just above the knees.

The girls rush me inside the bathroom to change. When I put it on I don't bother looking in the mirror because I know it will look horrible on me. When I walk out the girls look at me and their jaws dropped. I give them a confused look and look in my mirror. I feel pretty for once.

PRETTY! WE LOOK HOT!

"You look great Shelby," Stacy says looking me up and down before smiling.

"You're going to knock his socks right off his feet! He won't know what hit him." Says Bee looking at me an aw.

I looked at the clock and it read 6:49.

He'll be here in less than 11 minutes.

Don't freak out.

I AM FREAKING OUT!!!! I REPEAT I AM FREAKING OUT!

OH shush for once.

You're just as annoying as me.

No comment.

Next thing I know is that the door bell is ringing. I look at the time again to see 7:03.

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO MYSELF FOR 14 MINUTES!

That's completely normal for girls our age.

Sure.

AND I AM FREAKING OUT AGAIN!!

Apparently Bee and Stacy can sense my nervousness and Bee says "don't worry you'll do great. Just be yourself."

I smile at her and go great the door. On the other side I see a smiling Ryder and I smile back.

"You're 3 minutes late you know," I tell him.

"I know. I was just nervous I've been talking to myself in the car for about 10 minutes," he replies scratching the back of his head.

Apparently it's normal for guys our age too.

Can you just not talk.

Ryder takes my hand and leads me out the door.

"So where are we going?" I ask him. He ignored me. "Ryder?" He still ignored me. "Are you okay?" Still nothing. I put my hand on his shoulder only to make him my hand and put it back on my lap and puts his arm around me. I think he's being romantic when I feel a sharp pain in my neck making me go dizzy. Last thing I see is Ryder giving me a creepy smile before complete....

Darkness.