Rider is a curvy Junior in High school with very few friends. She gets bullied mainly by James. Although James and her used to be the best of friends when they were small, something changed...
*contains strong language*
The day had finally arrived and it was time to shop. I've always hated shopping not because of the long lines, the amount of people or even the expensive clothing. I hated it because I had to find something for my body that I was actually comfortable in. I was rarely successful with that.Aunt Jody and Kathy both had high hopes that I'd find something.
We started at the mall which I also wasn't a fan of.
"I know where to go" said Kathy as she lead my Aunt Jody and I.
The mall was surprisingly empty, even for a Saturday morning ours was usually full but today it wasn't. Kathy lead us to small boutique near the entrance of the mall.
"Last time I was here I saw the perfect one!" Kathy said with much enthusiasm. It was a nice boutique with two girls working there probably around my age. Kathy started speaking to them while my Aunt and I looked for some dresses.
"I found it" Kathy says as she comes up to me holding a beautiful black gown.
"Wow. It is beautiful, honey, go try it on" says Jody to Kathy.
"Oh this isn't for me. This is for you" She says pointing the dress towards me.
"What? Are you sure?" I ask with doubt in my voice. I don't think I can pull off this dress.
"Of course, Rider. When I saw it on display, I immediately thought of you and how beautiful you'd look. So go try it on!" She says handing me the dress.
I enter the dressing room and my palms are sweaty. I try the dress on and my eyes widen as I look in the mirror. It's comfortable and flattering.
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"Are you all done? Come on out now." Says Kathy excitedly. I go out with hesitation and notice my Aunt and Kathy's faces. They both had huge smiles on their faces.
"What's wrong, baby, do you not like it?" Asks Jody.
"Don't you think it's a bit much" I say with sincerity staring at the floor.
"Rider, trust me when I say it isn't." Aunt Jody says.
"Isn't it your first high school dance? You NEED to make a good impression." Says Kathy smiling.
"I just don't want to call attention to myself."
"Rider, I think you deserve that attention. You are beautiful and the whole world should see that and our school should see it as well.But if you don't feel comfortable we can look for something else." Said Kathy.
I didn't say anything for a minute. I really liked the dress and the only person that would make me feel bad wasn't even acknowledging me. I needed this night.
"This is the one." I say to Kathy and Jody who were starting to think I wouldn't want it.
"Yes!" Kathy yelled hugging me tightly.
" You're going to have an amazing time, honey" said my Aunt grinning.
"Thank you guys for helping me. And thank you Kathy for finding this for me"
"Aw it's nothing, now it's your turn to help me find mine!" said Kathy.
After I paid for my dress, we made our way to a different boutique to look for Kathys dress. Which we eventually found in the third boutique that we went to. We were on our way to drop Kathy off when she said
"You should let your date know the color of your dress, sis"
"Why?" I asked confused because I have never gone to a high school dance.
" So you guys can match or coordinate" she answered as she made her way out of Aunt Jodys car, since we arrived at her house.
"ok, bye and thank you!" i responded to her.
(ME) Hello. I waited for about 15 minutes.
(Nick) Hello there ;)
(ME) just wanted to let you know the dress is black :)
(Nick) sounds great, i'm sure you look beautiful
(ME) thank you
(Nick) sure thing, Ry :-D
I was happy that I found a dress that I was comfortable in. I was also excited that I was going to my first High School dance but I didn't want anyone to know so I was hiding that. Sunday was lazy since my Aunt and Uncle were tired, they slept in and ordered takeout.
*MONDAY MORNING*
I wasn't dreading school today, for some reason I was excited to go. Since it was fresh outside, I put on a white long sleeve turtle neck with some blue jeans. I untangled my hair but just let my curls down. Our drive to school was quiet since Tre was sleepy, he woke in a grumpy mood.
*AT SCHOOL*
Since James had finally left me alone I didn't think it was necessary for me to go to class early. I entered class and almost every one was already in their seat. Except for me, I got a bit carried away and almost got late. The lecture was interesting, I actually really liked Physics and was good at it.
After class I made my way to my second period but I had to use the restroom first. I left the restroom and made a turn to walk down the hall when my body hit something hard that made me fall. I look up to see James, with an angry face looking down at me.
"Watch where you're going." he tells me bluntly with zero emotion on his face.
"Ditto" I say still on the floor trying to gather my things.
"Do you need help?" he asked surprising me. James has never offered to do anything this nice since we were kids.
"You actually want to help me?" I ask with sincere doubt in my voice.
James kneels and my eyes meet his and the he says "Not really" and begins to walk away.
Of course that jerk would do that. I don't understand what happened to us. Maybe it was the way I looked that he didn't want to be associated with me. I don't want to overthink what happened but I'm just so good at it.
Surprisingly, that was the only eventful thing that occurred all week.
It was finally Saturday, the day of the Homecoming. Kathy wanted me to get ready with her at her house. She said she'd help me with my hair and makeup so I agreed.
