Private Presley

Chapter 7:Heading back home to Memphis & Prom night

It was Valentine's Day ,February 14th,1959 or as I like to call it "the worst day of my life" . I made every moment that I had with Elvis as precious as I could. The night before he left he told me that he wrote me a song called "What's she really like?" and played it for everybody . It was a really cute song and every time that he came over with his guitar and sung it , he'd either make a funny face or kiss me. When everybody was downstairs talking and reminiscing about their time here in Germany, me and Elvis were upstairs in his bedroom laying down on his bed talking about our time together. "I'm sure gonna miss you Nik-Nik. " Elvis said as he held me. "Me too. I wish there was some way that I could come with you." I said as I snuggled up close to him. "Well,maybe one day you can come up to Memphis and visit me. " Elvis said hugging me. "Yeah, maybe. " I said wiping my tears away. A few minutes later,we got off of the bed and slow danced to his song "Are you lonesome tonight?" on the record player. After I relived our last night together, I got ready to go to the train station with Elvis. I decided to wear my light pink buttoned up shirt,gray poodle skirt, and patten leather shoes. I finished putting my hair in a ponytail with my pink ribbon and grabbed my gray winter coat. I told my family that I would see them when they came to pick me up at the train station. I drove to Elvis's house where I met up with Lucy and her family, Cheyenne and Dalania, and my new friend, Priscilla Beaulieu. I walked over to the car where Elvis , who was wearing his army uniform and army hat,was putting his last suitcase in the car. "Hey baby." He said wrapping his arms around me. "Hey." I said kissing him. "I'm sure gonna miss this place. " Elvis said looking at the house before walking to the car. "I'm gonna miss seein you everyday. " I said walking to the car with him. "Oh, honey I'm gonna miss you too. " He said kissing my forehead. We got inside the car and didn't talk the whole way down there until Elvis broke the silence a few minutes later. "Hey, Nik-Nik, I got you something. " Elvis said searching through his bag after pulling out a green jacket. "It's my army jacket and I want you to wear it so everyone knows that you belong to me."Elvis said smiling at me. He told me to smile when he got on the train so he wouldn't see me cry. He said all of the same things he told on Christmas Eve and promised me that we would be together forever and that no one could tear us apart. When we got to the train station, I was greeted by my friends and Lucy's family while Elvis got his luggage out of the car. "I promise you that I'll see you in a few months Nik-Nik. Be a good girl and I'll call you tonight if I get a chance. " Elvis said before giving me a long kiss goodbye. He got on the train and waved to me . That was the last time that I saw him. I was depressed for 2 months. I didn't eat, talk my friends, spend time with my family, I just stayed in my room all the time waiting until the day Elvis called and I could see him again but It wasn't until April 10th,1960 that I was happy again. It was after me and Lucy and the girls came home after picking out prom dresses. "I can't wait until prom. " Cheyenne said sitting on the couch. " Me neither" I said smiling while looking at my light purple prom dress with light purple roses on it. " I hope Red comes home in time for the prom. I haven't seen him in 2 months and I already miss him." Lucy said ."I know what you mean Luc . I miss Elvis soooo much. " I said smiling while holding my locket. A few minutes later the phone rang. "Hello?" I said answering the phone. "Hi, is this Nikki?" The voice asked. "Yes." I said. "This is Dylan Everett. From your Home Ec class." He said. "Hi, Dylan." I said blushing. "I called to ask you a question. Do you have a date for the prom this Saturday?" Dylan asked me. "No. I don't. " I said frowning. "Well I was wondering if you would wanna go with me?" He asked. "I would love too. " I told him smiling ." I'll pick you up at 7." After I hung up, I told the girls what happened. "I can't believe Dylan Everett asked you to prom! He's like the most popular boy at school ." Priscilla said giggling with the rest of the girls. "Yeah, but what about Elvis. I don't wanna make him upset. " I said . "Well how are you gonna make him upset if you don't tell him.Your just going on a date with a nice guy." Dalania said smiling. "Your right ,It's not gonna hurt his feelings." I said. "Come on let's go get our clothes ready for tommorow." Lucy said. The next night was prom night and I was excited. I put on my dress, white flats, while I finished curling my hair. " You look so beautiful Nikki." My dad said while putting his hands on my shoulders. "Thanks daddy. " I said hugging him after I put down my curling iron. "I can't believe my baby girl is going to prom." My mom said who had her arms wrapped around dad. "I know she's growing up so fast. " My dad said pinching my cheeks. "Dad!" I yelled. After I put on my silver heels, I heard a knock at the door. "Nikki! Dylan Everett's here. " My brother said. I walked down stairs and saw Dylan wearing a black tux holding my purple corsage. "Nikki,you look really pretty. " Dylan said. "Thank you." I said as he put my corsage on my right wrist. "It's picture time!" My mom said waving the camera. After my mom took pictures of me and Dylan, we went off to the High school gym. We talked to our friends, danced, and spent some time getting to know each other. We slow danced to Ritchie Vallens "Donna" and before we knew it was 10:00. When he came to my doorstep, he smiled at me. "I had a really great time,Nikki." Dylan said holding my hand. "Me too. " I said smiling and opening my door. Before I walked in the house, he grabbed my hand. He put his hand on my cheek and leaned down. But before Dylan could kiss me, I put my hand on his chest to stop him. "Dylan, please stop. " I said looking up into his blue eyes. "Why? Don't you like me?" Dylan asked me. " I do. It's just that I can't. " I said to him. "So what it is, do you have a boyfriend or something?" He asked me. "Yes." I said holding my locket. "I understand. I bet he's a really lucky guy. What's his name?" He asked me while sitting on the porch. "Elvis..." I said sitting down next to him. " As in Elvis Presley? Nikki do you know how old he is!" He said yelling at me. "I do and I know that it's wrong but I don't care. " I said to him. "Well then you tell me this, are you gonna like it when he's in jail?" He asked me. " He's not gonna go to prison because of this. " I told him. " You know what, I shouldn't have asked you to prom in the 1st place. I just asked you out to make my ex-girlfriend Rachel jealous. " Dylan said. " I can't believe I agreed to go out with you. " I said crying as he walked away. I walked inside the house and hugged my mom. "Sweetheart,what's wrong?" My mom asked me. "Dylan's a jerk." I said . "Why, what happened?" She asked while brushing my hair out of my face. I told her what happened after Dylan dropped me off. "That's awful . I can't believe he said that. When I'm finished,your father and I are gonna have a word with his folks. "My mom said. " Thanks mom. " I said hugging her. Before I went upstairs, my mom grabbed my hand. "Oh, before I forget, Elvis called." My mom said. "He did. What did he want?" I said smiling. " He wanted to know if you and Lucy could come and visit him in Memphis for the summer. " My mom said. "Can I go? Please." I begged. "Me and your father will have to talk about it and we'll see. "She said tightening her pink bathrobe. "Thank you soooo much momma. " I said hugging her before going upstairs to bed. I came into my bed room and changed into my light pink pjs and put my hair in a bun and fell asleep.