Shelby White
Part II
The continuation of a fairy tale
Leah came and picked me up for school, and when I got in the car she exclaimed, "See! I told you! You look fabulous!"
"Fabulous, huh?" I questioned, "I wouldn't push it. I look good; that's it."
"Uh huh, suuure," Leah said, "Tell me that when everyone starts complimenting you." In response I just shook my head, not quite believing that everyone would suddenly want to be friends with me just because I looked a bit different.
As we walked into the school building I first, felt pair upon pair of eyes staring at me, then I heard the whispers as I passed. 'Is that Shelby?' 'Why do you think she changed herself? For a guy?' 'Probably, I wonder who…' 'Probably some guy that she'd never have a chance with…' Then I heard laughter. I tried to ignore the rest of the comments that followed me around like a ghost for the rest of the day.
I was at my locker waiting for Leah after her last class of the day when one of my friends, Billy, came up to me.
"Hi!" he said enthusiastically.
"Hey" I said distracted by my bag. "What's up?"
"Did you want to hang out this weekend?"
"Uhhh…" I said, still distracted "Sure. Anyone else hanging out with us?"
"Well, Leah and Eric are going out, and most of the guys are having a guitar hero tournament on Friday night… so it will probably just be the two of us, is that okay?"
"Yeah, it's fine."
"Great! I guess I'll see you tomorrow in chemistry. Bye!" He said as he walked out to his car.
"I so told ya so!" Exclaimed Leah as she came up behind me, causing me to jump.
"What?" I asked.
Leah sighed as she said, "I told you once you walked into school today guys would be drooling over you."
I stuck my tongue out at her, and she smiled in response.
"So," Leah continued as we walked out to her car, "Have you decided if you're going to prom yet?"
"No Leah, I haven't," I said emphatically, "I will decide when it gets closer to the dance."
"But by then all the good dresses will be gone!"
"Whoa! Don't count your chickens before they hatch. I never said I was definitely going!"
"But this is your senior year!" She encouraged.
"Yeah, so? A lot of people don't go to prom. Besides, no one wants to go with me anyway."
"Will you stop being so cynical and be happy for once?"
"Fine," I said pausing, then I smiled and said, "See? I'm happy.
Pulling into the parking lot on Friday night, I looked at the clock on the dashboard. 6:50. Right on time, I thought to myself. I walked into the laid-back pizza place and sat in one of the red booths as I waited for Billy to arrive. I sat facing the door so that he'd be sure to see me. When he walked into the restaurant and saw me, a smile automatically crossed my lips as I motioned to him, I love Friday night pizza night!
"Hey Shelby!" He said as he slid into the seat across from me.
"Hey!" I said with an equal amount of enthusiasm.
"So did you want to order?"
"Sure." I said starting to get up.
"No, don't. I'll get it. Pepperoni?" Billy asked.
"With diet coke." I confirmed.
"Okay, two pepperoni slices coming right up!" He said as he walked up to the counter to place our order. Just then Amanda and Aaron walked in, holding hands and sat down on the same side of one of the booths- probably so they can make out without being obnoxious about it.
Billy arrived back at our table with two giant slices of pepperoni pizza and two glasses of diet coke. He gently placed mine in front of me, and then sat back down across from me. I took a bite of the heavenly pizza and said, "Mmmm."
"So, the other guys are having a guitar hero tournament?" He nodded, so I continued, "why didn't you join them?"
"I don't know. I like Friday night pizza night," he said with a shrug, "Besides, what would you be doing?"
"Probably sitting on my bed, curled up with a good book."
"See, we can't have that now can we? We've gotta get you involved with guitar hero!"
"What? No way!" I replied, "I've played once, and I completely sucked at it!"
He smiled mischievously and said, "Practice makes perfect, come on!" Then he grabbed my arm, and pulled me out the door.
A/N: Sorry it was such a short chapter, I have AP Bio that takes up way more of my time than creative writing, but I hope you liked it anyhow! Read, review, and enjoy! Also, I've noticed the hits I get on this story, and I'm not posting another chapter until I get at least 3 more reviews (so a total of 4 reviews woohoo)!
