I know, I know… I am a horrible person for waiting so long and giving you this… but here goes
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Ben
I didn't know what to say so I wrapped my arm around Tory's shoulders and she leaned against me, before I knew it I could hear someone calling. At first they seemed far away and suddenly I realized I had fallen asleep. My arm was asleep and there was something heavy on my chest I opened my eyes and saw red hair covering my chest, and the owner of the hair still resting her head on my shoulder. She groaned apparently awakened by my movement. I couldn't help but smile a bit.
"Well this is certainly interesting." A voice came from behind us making Tory jump up like a scared kitten. It was still mostly dark but I could easily make out Shelton and Hi, both smiling.
"You scare the crap out of us, and your dad, to gallivant with Beni boy over here?" Hi said tisking at us
"What time is it!?" Tory asked a little panicked.
"Almost 4 in the morning."
"Ben you have to go! Your mom is going to freak if she wakes up and you aren't there." She exclaimed. Only Tory could be in this situation and worry more about me getting into trouble than herself getting into trouble for running away.
"She's right Ben your mom's gonna freak you'd best high tail it." Shelton said.
"Right, I'll see you at school." I said mostly to Tory making eye contact to check that she was ok. She smiled just a little to reassure me, and I ran to Sewee because Tory was, as usual, right and my mom would never let me leave the house again if she found out I was ever here.
Through an incredible stroke of luck mom got up about five minutes after I crawled back in through my window. All I had to say was that I didn't sleep well, to explain the bags under my eyes.
"Ben I need you to try this on before you go to school." Mom said, after I ate breakfast, then pulled something from the closet; a black tux, pressed white shirt, and green silk tie. Suddenly it hit me. "Tory's dance!" I realized.
"Don't tell me you forgot Benjamin. I hope you like the suit Victoria's mom helped me pick it out, it goes perfectly with the dress she'll be wearing."
"Whitney is not Tory's mom." I said "and how'd you know my size?"
"You are my son Ben. I happen to know your size, and I suppose you haven't heard but Whitney will soon be Victoria's step mother."
I kept my mouth tightly closed, refusing to give that statement a response.
"Either way I need to know exactly how it fits so if any alterations need to be made I can take it to the tailor today."
"uh sure." I said taking the tux.
Tory
When I got home dad lectured me for nearly an hour telling me never to scare him like that, but I was still not happy with him so the most he got back was a "Yes" and mild "I'm sorry." I told him at least part of the truth in that I had ran off to sit on the beach and fallen asleep. Hi and Shelton backed me up, and although this did get me a lecture about the creepers and animals in Charleston and how I should never go out alone at night like that, it didn't get Ben into any trouble. I was relieved when he texted me an all clear after he got back home. We didn't talk about Whitney who had retired to the kitchen while dad lectured me. When he finally let me go get ready for school I showered and dressed before I realized there was something on my bed a sea green silk party dress. Cotillion is tomorrow!
Yeah I'm really sorry, I would say I will do better but I honestly don't know when anything will get posted again and I'm sorry this chapter kind of stinks but I am a senior and I have 3 AP Tests coming up. I'll try to get things out as soon as possible and I promise, good bad or ugly I will complete this story. Thank you for your reviews they mean so much to me, even the more critical ones the next chapter is the big one so… no telling how long it will take.
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