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few minutes,” I
spoke in my typical fake tone of happiness. My mother spun around
on her heels and I heard the clicking down the hall until my room
was completely silent again. I turned my iPod on to some classical
Beethoven and slipped the black dress over my head. It looked
decent on me, a square neckline hiding my cleavage, and the bottom
went down almost to my ankles. Very conservative, the complete
opposite of what I wish I was. I curled my hair so it formed loose
curls down to the small of my back and put a very light coat of eye
liner on. I told myself that was as good as it was going to
get..
I slipped a pair of black lacy stilettos
onto my feet, studying myself in the mirror. Not too shabby for
only turning 16. Smoothing out the fabric of the dress, I took a
deep breath and heard the clicking of my own heels as I took slow
steps down the staircase, careful not to trip on my dress.
“ You look stunning, my darling daughter.”
My father took my hand and gave me a cold hug. “Caroline, doesn’t
your daughter look like a beauty?” I knew this nice act wasn’t
going to last. It was only because of the company tonight. I wasn’t
stupid. My mother looked over from where she was setting up the
fine china and gave a slight nod of approval.
“ Help me set up these plates, darling.”
She gestured to me and I took a stack of plates from her, setting
them in the precise spot in the middle of the placemat between the
silverware. Once everything was set up, the doorbell chimed. He was
here.
“ Welcome Donna, Richard. It’s nice to see
you again Ethan. Rebecca, you look ravishing.” My mother gushed as
she kissed the cheeks of our guests. “You remember my daughter Bryn
and my son Brayden.” Brayden and I shook Mr. & Mrs. Donahue’s
hands as they praised how beautiful and grown up we looked. I
looked over at Brayden and he did look handsome and grown up for
being almost 18. His brown hair was slicked back with a slight
amount of gel and he wore a brand new black suit with red tie. We
waved to Rebecca and I was last to greet Ethan.
“ It’s nice to see you outside of school,
Bryn.” Ethan said as he bent to kiss my hand. Up close, I could see
why all the girls flocked over to him. His dark blond hair was cut
short, but not buzzed, showing off his bright blue eyes. They
reminded me of the river that flowed behind downtown, always shiny
and the prettiest mix of turquoise and baby blue.
“ Same here. It’s nice to get a chance to
get to know you in different circumstances.” I replied, smiling
from ear to ear. We stood there for a moment in awkward silence,
and then mother announced it was time to eat.
I couldn’t wait to get dinner over with. All
our parents talked about was the upcoming benefit dinner for some
mayoral candidate…I didn’t listen to half of it. All I could think
about was the guy sitting across from me, casually nudging my foot
with his leather shoes. It was a little gesture, but it was driving
me wild.
After we ate our main course, which
consisted of lamb chops and garlic herb mashed potatoes, my father
told us kids to take a break while the “adults” discussed business.
I could tell Brayden wanted to screw the shit out of Rebecca, and
Ethan led me out to the back patio.
“ So how come I’ve never really noticed
you in school?” He asked me, sitting down in the wooden swing my
grandfather had built for my parents before he died. I wanted to
ask myself the same question. I’d seen him enough times from a far
distance to assume that he was not my type.
But that night changed my world, and I fell
in love.
“Everything okay?” I heard Luke ask me as I
was still half in my daydream. I sat straight up from my bed and
peeled the headphones off my ears, setting them down next to
me.
“Yeah everything’s fine, Luke, just trying
to chill.” I told him, and he smiled.
“I’m just checking. You just seemed a little
out of it and I wanted to let you know we were stopping to get
spoke in my typical fake tone of happiness. My mother spun around
on her heels and I heard the clicking down the hall until my room
was completely silent again. I turned my iPod on to some classical
Beethoven and slipped the black dress over my head. It looked
decent on me, a square neckline hiding my cleavage, and the bottom
went down almost to my ankles. Very conservative, the complete
opposite of what I wish I was. I curled my hair so it formed loose
curls down to the small of my back and put a very light coat of eye
liner on. I told myself that was as good as it was going to
get..
I slipped a pair of black lacy stilettos
onto my feet, studying myself in the mirror. Not too shabby for
only turning 16. Smoothing out the fabric of the dress, I took a
deep breath and heard the clicking of my own heels as I took slow
steps down the staircase, careful not to trip on my dress.
“ You look stunning, my darling daughter.”
My father took my hand and gave me a cold hug. “Caroline, doesn’t
your daughter look like a beauty?” I knew this nice act wasn’t
going to last. It was only because of the company tonight. I wasn’t
stupid. My mother looked over from where she was setting up the
fine china and gave a slight nod of approval.
“ Help me set up these plates, darling.”
She gestured to me and I took a stack of plates from her, setting
them in the precise spot in the middle of the placemat between the
silverware. Once everything was set up, the doorbell chimed. He was
here.
“ Welcome Donna, Richard. It’s nice to see
you again Ethan. Rebecca, you look ravishing.” My mother gushed as
she kissed the cheeks of our guests. “You remember my daughter Bryn
and my son Brayden.” Brayden and I shook Mr. & Mrs. Donahue’s
hands as they praised how beautiful and grown up we looked. I
looked over at Brayden and he did look handsome and grown up for
being almost 18. His brown hair was slicked back with a slight
amount of gel and he wore a brand new black suit with red tie. We
waved to Rebecca and I was last to greet Ethan.
“ It’s nice to see you outside of school,
Bryn.” Ethan said as he bent to kiss my hand. Up close, I could see
why all the girls flocked over to him. His dark blond hair was cut
short, but not buzzed, showing off his bright blue eyes. They
reminded me of the river that flowed behind downtown, always shiny
and the prettiest mix of turquoise and baby blue.
“ Same here. It’s nice to get a chance to
get to know you in different circumstances.” I replied, smiling
from ear to ear. We stood there for a moment in awkward silence,
and then mother announced it was time to eat.
I couldn’t wait to get dinner over with. All
our parents talked about was the upcoming benefit dinner for some
mayoral candidate…I didn’t listen to half of it. All I could think
about was the guy sitting across from me, casually nudging my foot
with his leather shoes. It was a little gesture, but it was driving
me wild.
After we ate our main course, which
consisted of lamb chops and garlic herb mashed potatoes, my father
told us kids to take a break while the “adults” discussed business.
I could tell Brayden wanted to screw the shit out of Rebecca, and
Ethan led me out to the back patio.
“ So how come I’ve never really noticed
you in school?” He asked me, sitting down in the wooden swing my
grandfather had built for my parents before he died. I wanted to
ask myself the same question. I’d seen him enough times from a far
distance to assume that he was not my type.
But that night changed my world, and I fell
in love.
“Everything okay?” I heard Luke ask me as I
was still half in my daydream. I sat straight up from my bed and
peeled the headphones off my ears, setting them down next to
me.
“Yeah everything’s fine, Luke, just trying
to chill.” I told him, and he smiled.
“I’m just checking. You just seemed a little
out of it and I wanted to let you know we were stopping to get
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