I woke up to Isaiah dancing In front of my face with his bright red hair.... I look over and Ari and Charlotte are still asleep.
"What time is it?" I say groggily
"It's 9am! And I'm ready to shop go fix your hair and I'll try to get Ari and Charlotte up... again...." Isaiah says pushing me out of the bed.
"Wait.... you already went and got your hair dyed???"
"Yeah you like??"
"No, I LOVE IT!! Red really suits you!"
"Thanks... now gooo!!"
As I walk away I see Isaiah crawl into bed with Charlotte and Ari.... it's quiet for a few minutes.. just a few whispers between the three of them... just as soon as I turn around to get ready I hear Isaiah scream at the top of his lungs.
"ITS TIME TO SHOPPPPPP!!!"
Charlotte jumps up and hits her head on a lamp. And Ari was already sitting up but she jumped so hard she threw herself off the bed into the floor..... I couldn't help but laugh at everyone.... no matter how weird his wake up calls are it's good to have them again... it's good to have him again. The bathroom is soon crowded with three sleepy girls and a dancing, red haired, Isaiah in the mirror brushing his teeth.
"I'm hungryyyy!!" Charlotte says
"Yeah where are we going for food?" Ari says while putting on her black combat boots.
"There is a Starbucks right next door... granted it's not as good as Swift but it'll do the job." Isaiah says.
"I don't think that I can survive on only Starbucks!" I say laughing
"Okay okay!! We will go get Swift later but right now I'm starving!!! Let's go!" Charlotte says pushing us all out the door.
When we start walking down the street I realize what day it is.... it's Thursday..... tomorrow is my first date...... I'm already so nervous, I've never been on a date before, or had a boyfriend if I'm being honest..... I have no idea what happens on the first date... or what to do after the first date. Do I text him right after? Or do I have to wait? This is all so confusing for just a simple harmless date..... Ding..... a text from Noah.
"Noah: Good morning!! It's pretty early and I don't know if you're awake but I wanted to say hi!"
Gosh he's the most wholesome person on the planet.... what do I say.... I can't leave him on read can I?
"Ari!! I need help!! I just got a text from Noah....And I don't know what to say back" I say showing Ari my phone
"Ummm... say that you're awake and that you're going shopping maybe?" She says
"Okay yeah that's good.."
"Toni: Good morning to you too!! And yeah I'm awake lol... I'm actually walking to go shopping with everyone."
".....and sent...." I say
"See that wasn't so hard." Ari says
"Yeah your right... now let's order I'm starving" I say laughing and locking arms with Ari.
We walk into Starbucks and immediately get weird stares from a couple who look to be in their late 40's.... we assume that they just don't agree with Isaiahs Hair color..... When I get to the cashier to place my order I feel a tap on my shoulder.
"Toni!! It's so nice to see you! I haven't seen you since you were 10 years old!" A woman says.
"Hey!! Umm I'm sorry I feel terrible but I don't remember you.." I say a bit startled
"Oh I'm sorry... I'm Noah's mom!"
Shoot... now I remember her voice... but she's changed so much...
"Oh yeah! It's good to see you too Mrs. Brackson!"
"Gosh you've grown up to be such a gorgeous young lady. I can see why Noah likes you!"
"Thank you! And... he talks about me to you?" I say laughing a little.
"Oh yes! He hasn't stopped talking about you for years... but especially for the past month or so... and he's really excited about your date tomorrow night." She says
"Oh Im excited too."
"Well I'll let you get back to your friends but it was nice seeing you!" She says
"It was nice seeing you too!"
She waved goodbye to me and sits back down... but not before she took a picture with me. She's always been super nice to me.... but one thing I did not know is that Noah tells his mom about me... it made me happy to hear that he wants to tell people he cares for about me. I've never had a boy tell his parents about me... it's weird... and heart warming. That means that this is all real... and it's not just some sick joke being played on me... I always tend to have doubts when someone tells me they like me... because it's always a cruel prank being pulled on me... and it makes me put up walls in relationships... but with Noah I told myself to never put up a wall or a worry... because he's not the type to lie.... and this encounter with his mom just proved that his feelings are true. I'm no longer worried about our date tomorrow.... I'm excited... more so now than before.
I got my coffee and my bagel and joined my friends at the table.
"Was that Noah's mom?" Isaiah says
"Yeah... it was, she's such a sweetheart."
"Well what did she say?!?!" Charlotte ask
I'm silent and just smile for a second
"Come on tell us!!" Ari says.
"Okay okay! She told me that it was good to see me again......and how Noah hasn't stopped talking about me for years!!!" I say as quietly as possible because his parents are still looking at us.
"Really!?!?" Isaiah ask
"Oh my god that's literally the cutest thing ever!" Charlotte says
"Yes, yes, she said that and I know!! I can't believe that he tells his mom about me..... I wonder what he says about me" I say with my smile fading....
What does he say about me? I mean there are a ton of bad things he could say, like how my shoulders are broad, or how I don't talk much, or what if he thinks I talk to much? Or what if I'm a bad actor or dancer...... I'm overthinking. I need to calm down.
"Only good things I'm sure! I mean there's nothing bad he could say." Ari says
"He's probably talking about how your eyes sparkle when you see him" Isaiah adds in
"Or how your nose does this cute scrunch thing when you laugh." Charlotte says
"There are so many good things that he could say about you. I don't see how he could find a bad one!" Ari says standing up
"Yeah so don't worry too much because the boy is in loveeee!" Charlotte says grabbing me out of my chair.
"Thanks guys" I say smiling "now let's go shop! I need a new shirt for my date tomorrow.."
We walk to the Small shopping mall a few streets over. We shop for nearly 6 hours, we tried on everything from wedding dresses to sweat pants. Isaiah even tried on a bright blue, fluffy prom dress. It was one of the best shopping trips we've ever been on. And I got a new shirt for my date with Noah tomorrow. It was a simple band t-shirt, "Twenty Øne Piløts" to be exact, one of my favorite bands..... it'll be perfect.
We go back to the hotel pack up our stuff, and head home.
**Hey!! Let me know if I'm dragging it out too much, I just want this sort to be as detailed as possible, but I also don't want it to go on forever and bore you all... Thank you!!! Also let me know if you like it!!***
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RomansaThe summer before sophomore year of high school, Toni, a simple girl who never fit in much or had ever had a boyfriend because of her weight and appearance, catches the eye of a boy, Noah, she has had feelings for, for 10 years....... what happens n...
