Look through my bag, I found a granola bar and chucked it at him so
he would shut up. "Here, eat this."
Silently, he took the bar and ate it all
in one bite. Pig. I found some dresses
that caught my interest and
immediately went to the dressing
room to put them on.
Slipping on a black skin tight dress
that was only one sleeve I stepped
Out to show Kas who was now
sucking on a lolly pop he found in my
bag. "That's cute" he commented,
popping the lollypop out of his mouth.
"Cute! I don't want cute I want sexy" I
giggled hysterically. One of his eye
brows rose looking at me weirdly.
"Nah, I don't like it. I feel like l'm going
to a funeral."
"OK. Next!"
Going back into the dressing room, I
try on a dress Kas picked that was
yellow with different pastel colors
and patterns. Looking in the mirror I
Scrunched my nose not like it so
much. "Nah," we both said in unison.
Still looking in the mirror I saw from
the corner of my eye the perfect
dress that I've been looking for.
Irresistible! Suddenly, I turned around
pointing to the dress up on a manikin.
"That one! That's the one right there!
Kas, go get it for me please, please,
please!" I begged, jumping up and
down.
He got one of the stores employees'
to take it down sol could try it. I
rushed out of the other horrifying ugly
dress and slipped on my dream
dress. I quickly ran over to the mirror,
beaming and smiling. This is the one!
I want this one! It so pretty! I squealed
in my inner thoughts.
"No' Kas said immediately.
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes it's the one!" I
shouted, jumping up and down. It's so
gorgeous! I felt like I was talking
about my dream wedding dress. It
was two colors black and peach. It
was all sparkly and it had lines going
in all different directions some thick
and some thin. It hit right bellow my
thigh and went off one shoulder. I
wasn't going to leave the store
without it! I was determined to take it
home and call it mine! I would wear
this for the next twenty parties if I had
too! But I've probably said that to all
my other dress I bought.
"No way in living hell am I letting you
leave this store with that dress!"
Kas said sternly, killing my mood.
"What do you mean 'hell no? Hell yes
I'm buying this!" I said back to him.
"I'm not going to let my best friend go
to a crazy, wild, teenage party in a
dress that she looks practically naked
in." I don't care what party it is, I'm
buying it!
"'I'm not naked Kas. Come on, be
real." I giggled, twirling in front of the
mirror as I play with my hair, pulling
and rolling it in different styles.
"Your whole back is exposed all the
way down till it meets your ass. And
that thing has no length what so ever.
"It's fine. It's perfect! And you're not
my father"' I shouted one last time
before going back into the dressing
room and changing back to my old
clothes.
I grabbed the dress firmly in my
hands, going up to the register with
Kas right on my tail. "Your mom is
going to kill you and so is your dad!
You look like a hooker. How does that
make you feel?"
Giving the lady the credit card and
paying for the dress, I turned to Kas
smiling. With a wink I said "'Sexy and
cute." Grabbing the bag from the lady,
I walked out of the store, thrilled with
my purchase. I think he's being a bit
over dramatic if you ask me. It's just a
dress, it doesn't look so bad!
"You know what I've got nothing more
to say about this. You go ahead and
get pregnant during this party all
because of that dress. Don't say I
didn't warn you. But all I want to do is
eat, go home, and sleep. That was the
deal"
he said to me while directing
me into a small Italian place.
"One, I will not become preg for
many, many reasons. Two, you're over
reacting. Three, I've seen your hook
up buddies with much less
remind him with a smug smirk.
Realizing what I just said out loud I
narrowed my eyes and tried to calm
myself down. No Kim, this does not
make you one of Kas sex buddies.
You are highly more intelligent and
respectful of yourself than all those
other girls.
"Sadly that is true. - Table for two
please,' Kas said to the lady behind
the podium.
"Right this way, please" she said
kindly, directing us to a table near a
window. The lady handed us some
menus and took our order for drinks
and left. Skimming the menu I already
knew that Kas was going to get or
of those enormous dishes of pasta
and I would just take some of his.
"l'm starving. You still want pasta?"
he asked me, still looking at the menu
as he spoke.
"As always" I said, flinging away the
menu to the side.
As the waitress came with our drinks
we started playing tic-tac- toe on a
napkin with crayons. I could tell she
was desperately trying to get Kas'
attention, even sometimes flirting a
bit. Kas being Kas, would flirtback with her "unintentionaly", which
is a load of crap coming from the guy
who flirted with anyone and everyone
in his path that could breathe.
Being around Kas was easy,
sometimes. He's a great best friend
helping me out, and well just being
there for me in general, like today. 0f
course there's always complaints and
bickering, but I know deep down he
actually enjoys it. I love Kas as if he
was my own brother; he's my closest
best friend. Sometimes I tell him
more then I tell Carrie! And sometimes
I think I tell him too much. But I know
that no matter what Kas would be
there for me.
Even if I were to get pregnant during
this party as Kas claims- which I
won't! Through good or bad, he would
be there for me and I would do the
same for him. After dinner was done,
we got into Kas' car and he dropped
me off at home, telling me he would
pick me up tomorrow morning as
usual for school.
"And don't get caught with that dress
or you'l be dead!" he shouted in a
warning tone out of the car window.
I laughed as I stood at the front door
ready to go in. Obviously no one -but
everyone at the party- was going to
see me in that dress. "If I do, don't
forget to cry at my funeral!" I joked,
watching him drive away.
In twenty-four hours, I'm going to be
at a high school party that I rarely
ever get invited to. Which only means
that I have to wear something to turn
heads and get noticed! People are
going to look at me and think: WHOA!
Is that Ariella Goodman? That know it
all freak? In a dress? At a party? Not
reading textbook or writing
essay? And I'll smile walk by and just
think: Yes, Ariella Goodman the girl
that everyone thinks is a nerd and
Would never see at one of these
parties because she's not cool
enough. And yeah, I'm proud to call
myself hot for the night!