I woke up to the smell of bacon, I was so hungry, and I slept so long. It feels like I haven't slept that good in a long time. I yawned which woke up Crystal. (Was my yawn that loud?) She runs then jump on my chest and purs, I scratch her head then she rubs her face against mine, I couldn't help but giggle.
"Finally the sleepy head is awake." I hear Jeremiah say "The cat wouldn't leave her until she woke up."
"Thank God, I was beginning to worry that I needed to take Crystal to the vet." Adrian replies.
"Uh, it's noon, I got to go home to get pictures done. I'll be back here around 7:00." When he actually comes to the living room he looks at me and laughs. I get annoyed at his laughter I bet I look crazy. I slept so good that I forgot how I wake up. Crazy bed head, unbrushed teeth, sometimes I cry at night so I wonder what my eyes look like.
"What!" I barked
"You look so different, more rested, your really beautiful." With that being said I threw the pillow I was using then ran at him and tackled. Jeremiah and I have been friends since we were very little, he knows about me more than anyone else, even my dad! The bad thing is I'm not supposed to be seeing him outside of school, my dad thinks he's trouble, but he was my first friend, and he always protected me at school, and outside of school. Once my father hit me and I called Jeremiah to pick me up, he knew my father was an abusive man. Jeremiah's father, Charlie, knew him since he was a high schooler. Who told Jeremiah some stories about the girls he dated and the woman he married, who is my mom.
Jeremiah and I thought about dating once but it was kind of weird. I thought of him as a brother. Plus we made an oath to never date who we hate. One time Jeremiah dated this one girl (Gail) and she hated my guts, she hated me from the start, whenever they were going out on a movie or something Jeremiah always invited me. He knew I didn't like being home, he tried so hard to help me.
"Ah hem. Love birds take it outside" Adrain says, with cold eyes.
"Ewww, why would you say that! She's like a little sister to me, we don't do that weird stuff... I don't remember what it's called!" Jeremiah says then laughs. Which I joined in.
"Don't worry Adrian I like someone else. Plus he's right I wouldn't date my brother."
"Interesting, guys want some bacon?"
"Heck yes!"
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After our huge meal of bacon, over easy eggs, crepes, toast, coffee, pancakes, hash, sausage, and hash browns. We go to the living room, and say goodbye to Jeremiah. It was only 2:00. And we had time before the dance started.
Ring. Ring. Adrian's phone. I didn't want to see who it was and I didn't want to give him his phone. I have issues touching others private stuff. I call out for Adrian and he comes in, I pointed to his phone then he looks at me then looks at the phone and turns it off.
"I don't want any drama, with the other chicks, today it's just us until my mom or Jeremiah steals you." I felt my face grow big with a smile. He's not like any of the boys I ever met! "Willow, your not like the other girls I met before." Okay what? Did he just read my mind?. I snicker a little. "What?" He says.
"I was literally thinking that your not like any of the boy I ever met. Then you said I'm not like other girls that you met before. It was just a surprise. Do you read minds?" I wanted to slap my stupid face. Do you read minds. What kind of question is that!
"No I can't read minds, your just hard to read but other times it's easy to read your facial expressions." He says truthfully. Honesty is my favorite thing about a person.
"It was a stupid question, I wasn't thinking straight." I say with a blush. Man this guy though."
"Never stupid questions, if you never ask how will you know the answer to, if you never ask it'll make your mind go crazy."
After he said that it felt like hours of dead silence. How do you respond to that?
"Willow... At the dance we shouldn't talk very much, or cause a scene with anyone else. Just until Naomi calms down. I don't want her overly jealous, to cause you hurt in the ending." That made my blood boil with rage.
"Adrian! How could you say that! We're all going to be in a group, are you ashamed of helping me! Did I over step a boundary to be here. I'll be jealous if your going to ignore me, to talk with Naomi, I know she has a thing for you, but she can't control you and your life. If you want to do that do it, but don't drag me down to it. Either be my friend or don't, I don't do the whole back and forth thing!"
"Woah, Woah, Woah. For one I am not ashamed of helping you, I am ashamed that I put you in a situation with Naomi. You didn't step on a boundary I over stepped mine, which I'm glad I did or I would not be here in my house with you. Two you would be jealous? Three I want to stay your friend as long as we can, and your right I shouldn't let Naomi control me or my life, but if she over steps you come to me it Jeremiah, who ever you go to needs to tell the other."
I give out my pinkie finger for him to promise me. Pinky promises are for little kids but I always believed in them. It's a simple touch to the skin, like a hand shake but that's greeting someone. Pinkies are much more than that. He looks at me like I'm crazy but he can tell I'm being serious, so he pinkied me. Which a spark spread through my body. I wonder if he can feel it to.
"I better hop in the shower, you can watch television if you'd like." He hands me the remote, before I could ask how to use it he was already out of the room"
As I try to figure out the stupid thing I keep thinking about Adrian's conversation with me. Also that pinky promise, it was like a spark landed on our hands, which made the bond more powerful. I wonder whenever he touches me or talks my heart skips a beat and I go braindead.
"I came home as soon as I could 2:30? Good we have plenty of time! Get ready were going to the mall!" Sarah says in a rush. I didn't have money. I didn't want to tell her because she would buy me them. I know how people are when they find out that someone is poor.
"Sarah.. I don't like the mall." I say.
"You lie, your not telling me something, if it's about money don't worry about it. Please let me spoil you. Get you nails done, take you to a spa, get your hair and make up done. Come back get your dress on and your all ready to go." It really did sound like fun, but she already done so much for me.
"Hey Mom, your back early" Adrian says. I drop dead, he's wearing his tux pants with no shirt on. He's so beautiful! I wish I was older. 14 in age and he's 17. I can't believe this.
"I wanted to take Willow to the mall before the dance!" she says "But I think we're staying here.."
"No Sarah, I'll go. It sounds like fun, I never knew my mother, plus having a mom figure will help me be more open, but once I get a job I'm paying you back." I say.
"Deal." she replies. "Also honey, bring the dress with you just in case we're behind schedule. Adrian would you like to come as well?"
"No girls day sounds boring, no offense, plus Jeremiah should be back soon."
"Okay son, Willow leaving in 10 minutes." Then she rushes upstairs.
"I haven't seen my mom so happy in a long time. Thank you Willow."
"Your welcome, but she's also helping me as well." I say then smile as Adrian nodded to me.
"I grab as much stuff as possible, Sarah grabs for my clean, nonwrinkled dress, looks better than the day my friend Carolina purchased it for me. Then on the way to the mall we go.
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Finally we arrived, the whole car was dead silent as she drove to the mall. Before we left her drive way she told me she concentrates better in silence, if it was an emergency then that was acceptable, but she liked being safe. I wonder if my mom was this safe. I wish I known her or knew her. I also wonder why she didn't take me with her.
"Willow, are you alright?" Sarah asked as she turns off her car.
"Yes, just thinking about my mother." I answer. She gives me a puzzled look. "She left or died, I don't know but I keep trying to remember her and wonder what kind of mom she was like."
"Oh, honey. I'm so sorry. It's good to think but don't over do it to make yourself go crazy." She said. "After the mall we will talk about your mother if we have time to kill or we can wait until tomorrow, I don't want you depressed before a big dance!"
"Makes sense. Thank you."
With that we grab our stuff and walk inside the mall.
First we go to the spa, which I got my feet rubbed and my shoulders. Second we went to the nail salon, I picked fake nails which were gray. Third we went to get my hair and makeup done. Before the hair salon we go to the big bathrooms to put my dress on. Then we ran into the girls in there.
"Sarah!" Naomi yells, runs and hugs her. I instantly went jealous. Why does she need to hug her, all she wants is her son. "Want to go to the nail salon with me, I chipped my nails, so I got to go fix them."
"Sorry, I can't today, I'm about to take Willow to the hair salon." All the girls gasps. "Willow go put this on and meet me back here okay." I grab the dress then hurry into a stall. I took in a raspy breathe. She added fake diamonds on the chest area of the dress, and cut the sleeves off. It was beautiful!
I walked out of the bathroom and stared at the mirror and noticed I was so pale, white albino but the dress and the fake diamonds added something to my feature.
I go find Sarah, and Naomi is red faced next to Sarah. "Is everything okay I ask them?"
"Your a lier Willow, you have money, you spent the night at Adrian's house to what, spite me!" She screams which makes everyone look at us.
"That is enough Naomi, I am surprised and hurt of your behavior. Willow is such a sweet girl, and I know she doesn't have money, she wouldn't lie, now for another thing stop harrassing my son."
"Did Willow say that I was harassing him!" she screamed louder.
"No, he told me himself. Now even if Willow told me I would talk to you about it anyway. My son doesn't need to be brainwashed by a wanna-be-girlfriend. I must go Willow still needs her hair done. Then both her and I walked together.
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After our hair done it was 6:00, since we had an hour to kill she wanted pictures of Jeremiah, Adrian and I. So we rush back to the house. I felt like a princess.
Once we get to the house the boys were ready to go. Adrian wore a black tux, which made his blue eyes become darker and he styled his hair different, usually it's shaggy and all over now its straight and his bangs are swooped makes his blonde hair more darker than it is. Jeremiah chose a cream color tux, which matched his red hair and hazel eyes. He didn't style his hair much.
"Jeremiah and Adrian" Your pictures first. Click. Click. Click. "Jeremiah and Willow" Click. Click. Click. "okay. Adrian and Willow." Click. Click. Click. Click. "Okay pose you two you guys look like zombies next to each other" He sighed goes behind me, wraps his arms around my waist, I gasp loud enough only Adrian heard it. "Perfect!" She cries. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. "Okay now all three of you." Click. Click. Click. "Do something silly." She cries.
"Adrian you get her top area, I'll grab her feet and we can kind of carry her like that."
"Good idea!"
Before I had time to react or say something they both picked me up and I screamed which made everyone laugh. Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. "Thank you" Sarah says and cries. "Adrian you have such good friends" You three be safe you hear, also go to dinner afterwards reservations at midnight at Tiger's Curse. Don't forget. So we run off to Adrian's car, I got front seat and man I wanted to kiss him so badly right now.
"So you staying at my house again tonight?"
Yes I wanted to say forever and ever in your arms. I don't want to be far from him I didn't want to be home. Before I could say anything....
A car hits the front passenger side of Adrian's car, ringing was all around, blood on my dress, before I could let out a scream. I fainted.