Some Things Inventions Just Can't Fix
I don't any rights to the movie or the characters. It all belongs to Disney Pictures.
Audrina was sitting on the floor of the closet in her dorm furiously throwing clothes every which way in a desperate attempt to find that turquoise dress she loved so much. She had remembered sticking it behind a pink blouse with flowers on it and in front of one of those hologram T-Shirts the day before; however despite her precise placing of the dress it still had managed to disappear. Just as she was about to fling another pair of shorts onto the wardrobe infested floor, Audrina suddenly stopped realizing that she already knew the answer that would crack the case.
She decided not to say anything to her roommate. Despite the fact that she had her heart set on wearing it, Audrina was more than alright with wearing something else. She was just so happy that Amy had finally decided to get out of the dorm and face society again. With that in mind she walked over to where Amy was getting ready to see how she was doing.
The only progress Amy had made was putting on the turquoise dress. She was moving very slowly curling her hair, and her blotchy skin and red eyes communicated to Audrina that Amy had not even attempted putting on any make up. On top of that she had been crying.
It broke Audrina's heart to see how much pain Amy had been in over the last two months. When she wasn't sleeping Amy either stared blankly at the television set or sobbed to her mother, Diane on the phone. Eating was also more of a chore than a pleasure. In addition all of Audrina's efforts to get Amy to go do something with her had failed miserably, until now. Despite how sad she still looked, Amy agreeing to girls' night was progress.
Audrina approached her gently.
"Amy? Umm I have some new colors of eye shadow that I bought two days ago. I think they would look really pretty on you. Want to try them?"
Amy shook her head slowly. Audrina tried again.
"Your hair is looking really pretty! The dress looks great on you too!"
"Thanks. I'm sorry I'm taking so long…"
"No no! Don't be sorry! We've got all the time in the world! Besides Patty won't be here for another twenty minutes, and when she does get here she will probably want to do something different with her hair anyway. You know how she is! Well of course you know how she is; you two have been best friends your whole lives!"
While Amy and Audrina had only known each other since becoming dorm mates they quickly became best friends too. They hit it off right away discovering they had a lot in common. They were both from Fresno, both gymnasts, both the oldest child in their families' and both nursing majors. Something else Amy and Audrina had in common was that they both loved the mall, and they would spend many hours there. The two of them would also talk till all hours of the night about everything as well as stay up late watching movies after baking a huge batch of cookies. Through Amy Audrina met Patty, Amy's best friend from school, and the two of them also hit it off immediately. In addition Audrina introduced Amy and Patty to her best friend from school Charlotte, and once gain everyone took an instant liking to each other. Charlotte was also going out with everyone tonight, but since she had to work late she was going to meet everyone at the pizza place.
A few moments later there was a knock at the door.
"That's probably Patty. I'll get it."
Sure enough Audrina was right.
"Hey girl, come on in!"
"Thanks! Oh my gosh Audrina! I love your skirt! That is the cutest thing ever!"
"Thanks Patty! I love your dress, and when I say I love it I mean I really, really love it!"
Both girls were thinking the exact same thing.
"Wanna wear my dress, and I'll wear your skirt and blouse?"
"Patty consider it done!"
"Great!"
Patty took on a more solemn approach with the next part of the conversation.
"How is she?"
"She's still in the bathroom getting ready. As far as mood and emotions go there is no improvement, but she is going out."
"That's true. One step at a time."
For a moment both girls stood in silence.
"I still can't believe this happened Audrina. I never thought it would. No one ever thought it would."
The anger Audrina felt the night it happened washed over her.
"I swear if Russ Thompson were standing in front of me right now I would knock him across the room, just like Mrs. Szalinski did to that skeezy scientist in Las Vegas."
Patty was upset with Russ, but unlike Audrina she wasn't angry at him. She had known Russ longer than Audrina had, and she had seen what a great guy he was. Audrina on the other hand had not.
"I swear I don't know what got into him. He started acting differently after Mr. Szalinski turned Adam into a giant and their family became known all over the world. It was like he was threatened by all of that attention."
"Nice guys don't just start treating their girlfriends like crap over one little thing or in this case one big thing. No pun intended. If you ask me I think the problems started last year when Amy told Russ that her family was moving to Nevada. Think about it Patty. They had lived next door to one another, so Russ could keep track of her every move from the comfort of his own home. However with her being fourteen hours away it would be impossible to. That drove him crazy, and he could no longer hide the fact that he was a jealous psycho from Amy!"
"Audrina I know that Russ hasn't made the best impression with you, but I promise you he is not one of those guys."
Audrina scoffed in disbelief.
"Are you kidding me!? You and Amy told me that he once watched her dance around in her kitchen through the window outside!"
Patty couldn't help but laugh just a little.
"Trust me girl that was an entirely different situation!"
Patty, along with Russ's best friend Steven, were the only ones who knew about Mr. Szalinski shrinking Amy, Russ and their brothers, Nick and Ron.
"Well, different situation or not, it still proves that Russ is possessive."
Patty thought about what to say next.
"You know Amy had always been boy crazy, always talking about having crushes on different guys at our school and how great they were, but when she started liking Russ I saw something different in her. When Amy spoke about him she lit up in a way she never had before, and when they were together well, I had never seen Amy look so happy in my entire life. Amy and Russ were together for three years. They were the couple everyone in our school wanted to be. They were even voted prom king and queen our senior year. Amy even chose to go to college here just so she could be near Russ. Those two were so in love. Nobody ever thought they would break up."
"Hey Patty."
Both girls looked up to see Amy peering in the bathroom doorway. They had no idea how long she had been standing there, and both crossed their fingers that she had not heard the conversation that had just taken place. Patty quickly regrouped and ran over to give her best friend a great big hug.
"Amy! You look great!"
"You sure do!" Audrina chimed in.
Amy smiled for only an instant.
"Thanks guys. So do the both of you. Audrina I changed my mind and decided to try your eye shadow."
"And may I say it looks quite lovely on you!"
For a moment Amy forgot about how sad she was feeling. She was blessed to have such great friends.
"Well Amy we are almost ready. You see Audrina and I decided that we liked what the other one was wearing much better, so we are going to exchange outfits real fast, and then we're outta here!"
At this Amy couldn't help but laugh just a little, and both girls took notice of it. This too was progress. However their optimistic outlooks quickly faded when Amy's smile morphed into sadness.
"You know what you guys? Maybe you had better go without me. I'm really sorry to do this now."
Her voice got shakier with every word.
Audrina and Patty looked at each other for a moment. Then Patty spoke.
"Amy is everything alright?"
"It's just, just,"
Overwhelmed with emotion Amy broke down.
"What if he's there? I just can't see him. I can't!"
As if on autopilot Audrina and Patty threw their arms around Amy, comforting her as much as possible and reassuring her that Russ would not be at the pizza place. After calming Amy down and getting her some water, Audrina and Patty quickly exchanged outfits. A few moments later all three girls were out the door.
Audrina and Patty chatted excitedly the whole way there about what a great time girls' night was going to be hoping it would get Amy excited as well. Not wanting to be the gloom of doom all night, Amy did her best to get in a cheery mood. Even if it took everything she had, Amy was going to make herself have a good time with her friends tonight. She was not going to focus on Russ Thompson. She just wanted to forget the last three years.
Now just bear with me. I know where I'm going with this story. Comments and feedback are always welcome, and thanks for reading!