Once Upon A Memory

Chapter Four : The Test

     This is the worst way to start my week. It also does not help that on Friday I am going to the Jr/Sr prom with Alex. We made the plans over the summer before school even started so that neither of us would have to go dateless. I hope that this does not mess everything up, and make it even more awkward than it should be. He also promised to go to senior prom with me in the spring, but now I do not think that he will keep that promise if he has a girlfriend. I know his type of girls; he likes the controlling ones, which is probably the reason why he doesn't like me. I am nowhere near being controlling. I just want to be the girl that is always on his mind, not Rachael or some other girl.

     Usually Alex has the same lunch period on Monday with us and some of my other friends, but for the past few weeks he has been eating his lunch in the band room with her.

     After a lonely lunch the rest of the day went by in one big blur until I was sitting in math waiting for the bell to ring signaling that we could go home.

     The rest of the week went by really slowly, and I tried to avoid Alex and Rachael as best as I could, but that was a failed attempt seeing as it was the week of prom. Alex has been asking me questions about it all week - what color is my dress, what flower do I like, what's the travel plan, what times are we meeting, what should I wear for this, does this match your outfit? Plus Rachael has been bugging me as to not dance with him at slow songs or grinding songs - pretty much to not dance with him at all. They aren't even together or anything yet, so I do not understand as to why she is telling me to back off. If he honestly likes her back, and only sees me as a friend, why would he even do any of that dancing with me? It just doesn't make sense.

     Today is Friday, and it is the day of the dance. I am literally shaking as I think about it. I am getting all dressed up for a guy who does not even have feelings for me. At least Rachael isn't going to be there so I do not have to worry about her yelling at me tonight or him ditching me at prom - that would be devastating.

     Tonight is suppose to be fun no matter what happens. However, it definitely did not seem like it would be heading in that direction - everything seemed to be going nothing but wrong.

     Our hairdresser was late, and didn't even style my hair the way that I wanted it. I wanted curls pulled back into a fancy bun, but I didn't even get anything close to that. To be fair the hairdresser was my friend's sisters and my makeup looked perfect. We were going to be late, and Alex was already on his way to my house, and I wasn't even there yet. I was trying so hard not to cry, I was so frustrated with how this was going.

     When I was dropped off at my house I literally ran inside and up the steps to get my dress on, and to my surprise Alex and his mother were standing in my living room talking to my mother. I was extremely embarrassed that I wasn't ready, and they saw how horrible I looked. They didn't seem to care. His mom smiled at me, and gave me a hug. I excused myself to go put on my dress, and fix my hair which my mother had to help me with. It ended up being straight down with the top section pulled back and the ends curled outward. Mom to the rescue.

     When my mother and I both thought that I looked presentable we went back into the living room to take some pictures of Alex and myself before we left even though we were getting some professionally taken at the dance. Our mothers ended up talking endlessly while we were ushering them to go. We paused for a moment when my mother said the most embarrassing thing.

     "Erica and Alex would make sure an adorable couple," she said with a smile. I groaned, and literally smacked my head. Alex chuckled, and pulled me in for a side hug. Why was my mother doing this to me now out of all moments?