"Remember, you know my mom said I need to be back by 8PM. No later."
"All right, all right Andrea. Sheesh. You gotta chill every now and then. And today is a "now"."
I look over Kimmi's face. Mischief is written all over it. I would've raised an eyebrow, and warn her again if she hadn't pushed me into the car. She twirls the car keys around her fingers as she walks over to the driver's seat. After she starts the engine, I turn the radio on and lean against the soft leather cushion. She hums along as she drives to Tom's house.
She parks in front of their driveway and beeps the horn. Then she turns and looks at me straight in the eye.
"Andrea, Tom's bringing along his friend. Chris is a nice guy; he doesn't go to our school but he's known Tom since like, forever. Don't raise your eyebrow at me; it'll be fun!
Tom opens the door saying, "Aw, no shotgun for me huh. Hey Andrea. Have you met Chris? He goes to a different high school, but he's in the same grade. Not half as smart as you though."
"Hey man, I don't do that bad. Andrea, nice to meet you."
I turn around to shake his hand, and wave at Tom. Maybe this won't be so bad. Better than moping around the house all day. I turn the volume up and smile all the way to the mall. We get there without trouble, and the moment we walk through the doors Kimmi bursts,
"Andrea!! We have to go into Aeropostale. You'll totally love what they've shipped in this week!!"
She herds us all into the store, and starts grabbing clothes immediately to try on. Giving a wink to the employee, she shoves me into a fitting room with a pile of clothes.
"I want you to try every single one of them on. Even the skirt Andrea. And you must come out so I can see!"
We were lucky there weren't people waiting for us to get out of stalls. Grudgingly at first, I ended up trying on all the clothes. Each time me and Andrea would come out and compare the new outfits. The boys eventually started to add their comments as well. No icebreakers needed --Kimmi can be such a genius sometimes.
Next stop was the Godiva boutique, where I couldn't help but go googly-eyed over the new chocolates.
"Find something you like?" a pleasant voice inquired.
"What's there
not to like? Godiva is ... heavenly." I replied. Then I blushed, realizing too late it wasn't a salesperson who asked.
"Let me treat you to something." I shook my head, rejecting Chris' offer.
"Okay then, a round of drinks for everyone. Four Chocolixers please," he ordered. For the first time, I observed Chris. He had wavy brown hair styled into a carefree mess, matching his shining, light brown eyes. His shirt hinted a good build, and matched the semi-baggy pants, cut right above his brand new shoes. He looked good, and he was proud of it. Chris turned around and winked at me. Tom walks over and claps him on the back, then grabbed two drinks. Picking up the remaining two, Chris walks over to me.
"All right, milk or white chocolate?" he smiled.
I smiled back, and savored every sip of my White Chocolate Raspberry Chocolixir.
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~Andrea's hopeful here. Not so much for a good boyfriend than just a good time.
~Kimmi's also really confident, ne?
~Chris chooses to spend more time on looks than studies.
Comments (1)
ionno, there is a potential problem if we write this next part in a way that is really obvious. like, andrea vaguely senses danger from Chris, and wonders if he's the person in the dream. i think that would be boring to an extreme so somewhere in this chapter there has to be a twist...
a general idea before i edit (later tonight, probably). maybe andrea actually completely (100%) recognizes Chris from the dream but she can't do anything about it. even though her conscious mind is telling her otherwise, she's unable to get away from his charm and exciting allure. or even, maybe she tries to convince kimmie that she has to get back (8pm deadline? rather, early ne? =P maybe it was her plan all along to get back before her real dealline? just throwing out thoughts)....
i'm excited to see what you have planned. i wonder how deeply Chris hurts her, ne? or did you plan to make them really get together first? like a real relationship then only later is he a shiza-monkey? oi, i'm so excited! =P
i'll be writing tonight. maybe i'll see you online then.