to check out. If we didn't have any luck, we'd be on our way to Gateway Mall to hunt for Casey's dress. I was hopeful we'd find her dress here. She had such a cute, petite figure.
After lunch, we hit the ground running; almost literally. Casey was determined to find her dream dress. She couldn't decide if she wanted long and elegant or short and flirty. I recommended something elegant and short. She was already vertically challenged, so if she wore a long dress, it would shorten her even more.
At the second to last store she found five dresses to add to her possibilities list. I found more while she tried on other dresses. One by one, she vetoed them. Then I found a rack of new arrivals. I selected a light salmon colored dress that would fall right below her knees. It was form fitting, but left room to move. It had a delicate lace overlay with lace spaghetti straps. To me, the dress was the prefect fit for Casey's personality. I walked to her dressing room.
"Casey, I have one more dress for you to try on."
She opened the door and her eyes widened with excitement. "It's my fate dress."
"I thought the same thing." I smiled and handed it to her. "Go on—try it."
Impatiently, I paced while she tried on the dress. Finally, she opened the door and stepped out. A huge smile lit her face, almost as big as when she'd told me Jack had asked her to prom.
"I love it!"
"I do too! It's totally you! Strappy heels will make it perfect."
"Yeah, especially if I can find them in the same color." She paid for her masterpiece and we still had hours before we needed to head home. We started the hunt for shoes. It didn't take long. Casey found lighter salmon colored shoes in the same department store. I also found some dainty, black strappy heels. My dress was so long that I needed heels to make it brush the floor; perfect.
We decided to take our dresses and shoes to my car so we wouldn't have to lug them around the mall.
"This has been a very productive day. I can't believe our luck," Casey squealed.
"Yeah, I don't usually get this lucky. I know one thing; we're gonna look great!"
"Yeah, I can't wait for Jack to see me."
"Ah, that's so cute. Are you two officially dating?"
"Not yet. I'm not sure where we stand. What if he's not thinking on the same page as me?" Casey stared at the ground.
I changed the subject. "Hey, do you want to get ready for prom at my grandparents' house?"
"I'll let you know. I think Sasha's planning for us to get ready together."
I knew Casey was torn, so I reassured her that it didn't bother me.
We finished shopping and headed back to Myrtle Creek. Casey made the trip go by fast. She was like the Energizer Bunny; she kept going and going. I think she covered every topic of interest. Her talking kept me awake. The previous late night had started to catch up with me. I pulled into Casey's driveway around nine-thirty.
"Thanks for driving. I had a great weekend," she said.
"I did too."
"So listen, my seventeenth birthday is next month. I'm planning a little bash. It's not really a birthday party, but everyone is coming to hang out. I'd love for you to come. It's two weeks from now, but I want to give you time to think about it."
"It sounds like fun. It shouldn't be a problem. If you want, I'll arrive early to help set up."
"I don't think I'll need help, but you can come early. I was also thinking about inviting Lucas. I had a good time last night and it reminded me of how things used to be when we were still friends. We were like brother and sister. We just slowly drifted apart after that crazy feud."
"I wouldn't mind seeing him there," I said, with an ear-to-ear grin.
"I'll ask him next week." She opened the door. "I'll see you Monday."
"Okay, have a good night."
The drive home seemed so much longer without my little chatterbox next to me. I blasted the radio to stay awake, but turned the music down when I approached the driveway. Giving my grandmother something else to complain about was the last
After lunch, we hit the ground running; almost literally. Casey was determined to find her dream dress. She couldn't decide if she wanted long and elegant or short and flirty. I recommended something elegant and short. She was already vertically challenged, so if she wore a long dress, it would shorten her even more.
At the second to last store she found five dresses to add to her possibilities list. I found more while she tried on other dresses. One by one, she vetoed them. Then I found a rack of new arrivals. I selected a light salmon colored dress that would fall right below her knees. It was form fitting, but left room to move. It had a delicate lace overlay with lace spaghetti straps. To me, the dress was the prefect fit for Casey's personality. I walked to her dressing room.
"Casey, I have one more dress for you to try on."
She opened the door and her eyes widened with excitement. "It's my fate dress."
"I thought the same thing." I smiled and handed it to her. "Go on—try it."
Impatiently, I paced while she tried on the dress. Finally, she opened the door and stepped out. A huge smile lit her face, almost as big as when she'd told me Jack had asked her to prom.
"I love it!"
"I do too! It's totally you! Strappy heels will make it perfect."
"Yeah, especially if I can find them in the same color." She paid for her masterpiece and we still had hours before we needed to head home. We started the hunt for shoes. It didn't take long. Casey found lighter salmon colored shoes in the same department store. I also found some dainty, black strappy heels. My dress was so long that I needed heels to make it brush the floor; perfect.
We decided to take our dresses and shoes to my car so we wouldn't have to lug them around the mall.
"This has been a very productive day. I can't believe our luck," Casey squealed.
"Yeah, I don't usually get this lucky. I know one thing; we're gonna look great!"
"Yeah, I can't wait for Jack to see me."
"Ah, that's so cute. Are you two officially dating?"
"Not yet. I'm not sure where we stand. What if he's not thinking on the same page as me?" Casey stared at the ground.
I changed the subject. "Hey, do you want to get ready for prom at my grandparents' house?"
"I'll let you know. I think Sasha's planning for us to get ready together."
I knew Casey was torn, so I reassured her that it didn't bother me.
We finished shopping and headed back to Myrtle Creek. Casey made the trip go by fast. She was like the Energizer Bunny; she kept going and going. I think she covered every topic of interest. Her talking kept me awake. The previous late night had started to catch up with me. I pulled into Casey's driveway around nine-thirty.
"Thanks for driving. I had a great weekend," she said.
"I did too."
"So listen, my seventeenth birthday is next month. I'm planning a little bash. It's not really a birthday party, but everyone is coming to hang out. I'd love for you to come. It's two weeks from now, but I want to give you time to think about it."
"It sounds like fun. It shouldn't be a problem. If you want, I'll arrive early to help set up."
"I don't think I'll need help, but you can come early. I was also thinking about inviting Lucas. I had a good time last night and it reminded me of how things used to be when we were still friends. We were like brother and sister. We just slowly drifted apart after that crazy feud."
"I wouldn't mind seeing him there," I said, with an ear-to-ear grin.
"I'll ask him next week." She opened the door. "I'll see you Monday."
"Okay, have a good night."
The drive home seemed so much longer without my little chatterbox next to me. I blasted the radio to stay awake, but turned the music down when I approached the driveway. Giving my grandmother something else to complain about was the last
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