wearing her boring clothes and no makeup."
"Or she could start raiding Natalie's closet and hanging out with those guys," Emma said. "Tanner really wants her to join the track team. This could be the beginning of a new life for Lexi."
"Why are you suddenly so insecure?" Amanda asked.
"Come on, Amanda! The three of us have been BFFs since middle school and this could change everything."
"She is still Alexis," Amanda insisted. "She's not going to become superficial and rude."
"You guys look beautiful!" I said loudly. "Why didn't you ever tell me that it's so much fun to dress up?"
Emma rolled her eyes, "You know how many times we told you! You've always refused to get dressed up!"
"You should have tried harder!" I joked. "You guys look stunning! I really never knew that it could be this much fun."
"Did you know that everyone at the table has been talking about you two?" Amanda asked me.
"Really?" I asked. "What are they saying?"
"What do you think?" Emma asked. "Everyone is in shock at how you look. Not to mention how hot Cliff is."
"Seriously, Alexis, do you realize how sexy he is?" Amanda asked, fanning herself. "He's hotter than the guys in the magazines. I don't blame you for staring at him the whole time."
"But you look every bit his equal," Emma added. I thought that I detected some jealousy in her tone.
"Everyone at the table is talking about us like that?" I asked in disbelief. There were seven couples at our table. I couldn't believe that we were the topic of conversation for all those people.
"Get used to it," Amanda said. "Just wait until we get to the dance, because everyone there will be saying the same things. You always try to blend in and tonight is going to be the exact opposite. You two are going to be the biggest topic of discussion."
"We'll see," I said, hoping that there wouldn't be too much attention on me.
"You will see," Emma said, again sounding jealous.
I was glad when the meal arrived, because it gave me a chance to spend some more time looking at Cliff. I couldn't believe how much I was drawn to him; it was so unlike me. But then again, he was so unlike any other guy that I had ever met.
When I took the first bite, I thought I was in heaven. Not only did it taste phenomenal, but it was very familiar. It was as if I had eaten it many times before, but I had never even heard of it.
As we were leaving the restaurant to get back into the limo, I was actually starting to look forward to the attention that Brooke and Amanda insisted I was going to receive at the dance. My heart felt like a cluster of fluttering butterflies. This was going to be the best night of my life.
I blushed when Cliff took my hand to help me into the limo, and I kept my attention on him for the entire ride to the school dance.
We let the other couples get out of the limo before us. They had all run through the gym doors before we were even out of the car.
"What a nice night," I commented. "It's so quiet out here."
"It's nice, but you are much lovelier," he said, smiling.
I blushed and was glad that it was just dark enough that he probably didn't see it.
"What was that?" he asked, looking serious all of a sudden.
"What?" I asked, but before I could say another word I heard it too. "Oh no," I sighed.
"You know what it is?" he asked me.
"Yes. Let's head inside quickly," I replied. I knew that sound anywhere. It was the crows headed our way.
"I see them," he said. "Brooke told me that you were having issues with crows chasing you."
"I was hoping that they would stay away tonight," I said. "Let's just go in before we have to worry about them."
"If you don't mind, I would like to see them," he said.
I groaned quietly. "They're just ugly loud crows."
He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and said, "It will only take a minute, and I want to see these crows for myself."
We looked at the sky for a moment until those nasty crows started flying overhead. Other kids around us began complaining about the crows and
"Or she could start raiding Natalie's closet and hanging out with those guys," Emma said. "Tanner really wants her to join the track team. This could be the beginning of a new life for Lexi."
"Why are you suddenly so insecure?" Amanda asked.
"Come on, Amanda! The three of us have been BFFs since middle school and this could change everything."
"She is still Alexis," Amanda insisted. "She's not going to become superficial and rude."
"You guys look beautiful!" I said loudly. "Why didn't you ever tell me that it's so much fun to dress up?"
Emma rolled her eyes, "You know how many times we told you! You've always refused to get dressed up!"
"You should have tried harder!" I joked. "You guys look stunning! I really never knew that it could be this much fun."
"Did you know that everyone at the table has been talking about you two?" Amanda asked me.
"Really?" I asked. "What are they saying?"
"What do you think?" Emma asked. "Everyone is in shock at how you look. Not to mention how hot Cliff is."
"Seriously, Alexis, do you realize how sexy he is?" Amanda asked, fanning herself. "He's hotter than the guys in the magazines. I don't blame you for staring at him the whole time."
"But you look every bit his equal," Emma added. I thought that I detected some jealousy in her tone.
"Everyone at the table is talking about us like that?" I asked in disbelief. There were seven couples at our table. I couldn't believe that we were the topic of conversation for all those people.
"Get used to it," Amanda said. "Just wait until we get to the dance, because everyone there will be saying the same things. You always try to blend in and tonight is going to be the exact opposite. You two are going to be the biggest topic of discussion."
"We'll see," I said, hoping that there wouldn't be too much attention on me.
"You will see," Emma said, again sounding jealous.
I was glad when the meal arrived, because it gave me a chance to spend some more time looking at Cliff. I couldn't believe how much I was drawn to him; it was so unlike me. But then again, he was so unlike any other guy that I had ever met.
When I took the first bite, I thought I was in heaven. Not only did it taste phenomenal, but it was very familiar. It was as if I had eaten it many times before, but I had never even heard of it.
As we were leaving the restaurant to get back into the limo, I was actually starting to look forward to the attention that Brooke and Amanda insisted I was going to receive at the dance. My heart felt like a cluster of fluttering butterflies. This was going to be the best night of my life.
I blushed when Cliff took my hand to help me into the limo, and I kept my attention on him for the entire ride to the school dance.
We let the other couples get out of the limo before us. They had all run through the gym doors before we were even out of the car.
"What a nice night," I commented. "It's so quiet out here."
"It's nice, but you are much lovelier," he said, smiling.
I blushed and was glad that it was just dark enough that he probably didn't see it.
"What was that?" he asked, looking serious all of a sudden.
"What?" I asked, but before I could say another word I heard it too. "Oh no," I sighed.
"You know what it is?" he asked me.
"Yes. Let's head inside quickly," I replied. I knew that sound anywhere. It was the crows headed our way.
"I see them," he said. "Brooke told me that you were having issues with crows chasing you."
"I was hoping that they would stay away tonight," I said. "Let's just go in before we have to worry about them."
"If you don't mind, I would like to see them," he said.
I groaned quietly. "They're just ugly loud crows."
He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and said, "It will only take a minute, and I want to see these crows for myself."
We looked at the sky for a moment until those nasty crows started flying overhead. Other kids around us began complaining about the crows and
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