September 24th, 1956
Los Angeles, Ca
Finals came to an end, and as promised, Priscilla was taking me to Hollywood. I woke up early to get ready, took the curlers out of my hair, put on my makeup, and slipped on a simple outing dress I usually wore for dinner. I was excited to be spending time with a friend!I hadn't done that since Mary— …I shouldn't think of her. Never mind. Ah...mother's calling me! Priscilla is here. I'll write all about it when I get home. Till then!
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I had tons of fun today. Priscilla and I walked to the bus together and took it to Hollywood, which wasn't too far. When I stepped outside, she clasped my hands with a "Tori!!! You look like a total babe!!!!!" Typical Priscilla...so hyper.
We walked to the bus stop and she was going on and on, "I hope I run into a total hunk in Hollywood and we fall in love and get married!!! Ahahaha! Doesn't that like sound soooooo bitchin', Tori!?" She asked, looking as if she had stars in her eyes.
"No, not really." I replied, honestly.
"Huhhhh!? Toriiiiiiiii, don't be such a bum!!!!"
We got on the bus, and Priscilla insisted I take the window seat so I could see all of LA.
"Tori, Tori, isn't Marilyn Monroe tots mondo bitchin'!?" she asked enthusiastically.
"Marilyn Monroe? I mean, she's very pretty...and a good actress," I said. I hadn't seen all the movies she was in, but I liked the ones I had watched.
"Righttttt!? She's like so so so so cool!!!! I wanna be just like her when I grow up!!!!!!"
Priscilla continued to rave about Marilyn Monroe, but frankly, I spaced out. The bus came to a stop, and Priscilla jumped up, excited to show me Hollywood. The moment we could, she grabbed my hand, and we got off the bus. Hollywood was enormous...and very crowded.
"Look, Tori!!! Look, look!!! Isn't it mondo bitchin'!? It's sooooo cool over here!!! Let's go look for some hunks to take to the ice cream parlor!"
Uhhh...no thanks.
"No."
Her face dropped. "Awwww..."
Priscilla took my hand and ran around Hollywood with me. We visited various clothing shops, and she made me model lots of outfits. We had our own little fashion show. After shopping, we headed to the ice cream parlor. She spun so fast on the spinning chair that she felt sick.
"Ughhhh....Toriiii...this is like so totally not mondo bitchin'...." she said dizzily.
"Well, that's your own fault for being a mook and spinning super fast after eating ice cream..." I wasn't wrong.
"Torriiiii!!! Show some sentiment for your bestest friend!!!"
After that, she showed me the walk of fame. I was looking down at the stars and accidentally
bumped into someone. "Oh- I'm so sorry...-" I looked up. Wow…what a pretty girl. She was about our age too, accompanied by a taller guy.
"Ah...no, I'm sorry! Are you alright?", The girl said.
Priscilla suddenly yelled, "Hey, its Jane!!!! And Tom!!!! Hi!!!!"
She knew them?
"Ah, hi, Priscilla!" The girl said with a chuckle, the boy just nodded.
"Come on, Jane, we don't have time for small talk. Bye, Priscilla." He grabbed her by the arm and walked off. She looked saddened...what a jerk.
"Huh? Who was that?", I asked, my cheeks slightly red from the embarrassment of bumping into such a pretty girl.
"She's Jane Myers! She's in our class but she's been away with her family, so you haven't seen her!"
Ohh...thats why there was an empty seat behind mine.
"Ah...and what about that...guy?" I asked, slightly irritated with him.
"Ugh! Thats her idiot boyfriend, Tom!!! He's so mean to the poor girl!!! You know, he complains about her to the other girls in our class and they all hate her and smack talk her because "she's sooo lucky to be with such a hunk", well, in my opinion, a hunk is a nice guy who knows how to treat a lady right too! And he ain't that!"
Wow. What a jerk. "That...sucks...", I said, sounding like I didn't care but in reality I felt bad for Jane. There was something about her...I couldn't name it. Why was my heart beating so fast? It wasn't that embarrassing to run into her...was it?
"Right!? Its like tots messed up!!! I always invite her to hang out with me since the other girls are snakes! But, she always says stuff like 'Tom wants me to sit with him so he doesn't look like a loser to his friends...sorry. Thank you though, Priscilla. You're so nice!' I can't believe him!!!! I wanna kick him!!! Hey, we should invite her to have lunch with us on Monday!!!"
Lunch...with Jane? Sounds exciting. "Yeah, lets."
Priscilla and I walked around Hollywood a bit more before going back home on the bus. We said our goodbyes.
"Ahhh!!! Bye, Tori!!! Today was tots far out!!! Lets do it again sometime!!! Thank you for letting me take Victoria, Mrs. Payne!!!"
Mother smiled, "Thank you for being friends with her. She's so serious and sarcastic no one wants to be her friend."
I gave my mom a side eye. "Bye, Priscilla! Goodnight. I'll see you Monday! Get home safely." I gave her a small smile.
"I will!!! Goodnight, Mrs. Payne, Victoria!!!! See you Monday!!!!"
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It's now late at night, and I can't stop thinking about Jane...ugh...what was it about her? Maybe it's just her aura...she seems so sweet. And her hair...it's such a pretty color. Why is my heart beating so much? Could it be— No! Never again! I cannot afford to have another Mary situation...I'll just sleep it off and forget about it in the morning.