Ashley

It was a few hrs later and we were all ready for the dance. It was semiformal so you could be as dressed up as you wanted but you had to be somewhat dressed up. Rose, Hannah and lily were all wearing long, long sleeve dresses rose in green Hannah in black and lily in white. They often worse those colors. Ariel was in seafoam long, long sleeve dress. Rachel was in a cute vivid blue short strapless w/ a poufy skirt. Tina was in a black figure fitting sleeveless. I was in a dress similar to tinas but pink. We often wore these colors. Janis was in a yellow sundress that had roses on it. And joan was in black leather.

Before we left evan, tom, jesse and karen had all taken photos of us. Evan was now taking us to the school in the van. I knew that Janis and joan and jimi would be performing at the dance.

Lily had on a lily necklace and smelled like them rose had on an emerald rose and smelled like lilacs.

"I like your necklace," Rachel who had a star one on told rose.

Rose smiled: "thank you my moms name was emerald. She passed when I was young. She was English as well. I like yours too."

"yeah stars are my thing."

"hey I like your dress. And your pearls," I told Janis hwo was wearing them.

She smelled like roses.

"thank you. Yeah yellow rose of texas that's me. I was born there. And sometimes im called pearl. You look good in pink."

"Thank you."

As usual she had bracelets up and down her arms.

Ariel had on a seashell necklace.

"I like your necklace," I told her.

"thank you. I love the ocean," she said.

She smelled like it.

For the Halloween dance everyone would be wearing their Halloween costumes. The winter dance was formal.

We drove by joans and picked up her friend jimi. He was in black carrying his guitar.

"hey," I said when he entered the van.

"hey jimi," he said looking my way.

"Ashley nice to meet you."

"yeah you too."

The others introduced themselves.

Tom was back at the house and alexa had decided not to come since she couldn't find anything to wear and she wasn't much for dances.

Ruby was also in the van.

Evan pulled up in front of the school. Before we got out he turned to me.

"hey if you need a ride back," he began.

"yeah well call or text," Hannah told him.

"ok."

"you know one of my dads could pick us up. They don't live too far," Rachel said.

"as could our moms. Actually I think your mom might know them haley and kerry? They also don't live too far," Janis told him.

"ill ask if she does," evan said.

"or my mom," ruby said.

"ok Rachel Janis ruby ill need your addresses and contact info," evan told them.

"ok."

Other than Rachel Janis and ruby the rest of us got out.

"everyone have their tickets and money?" evan asked.

"yeah."

"ok have fun."

We got out into the dark night.

"hey I have to go meet cherie, lita, Jackie and vicki and set up," jimi said.

"ok," I called as he went up the long sidewalk to the school.

I wondered who cherie, lita, Jackie and vicki were.

"theyre in the band," joan said answering my unasked question.

"oh," I said.

"actually I should go meet up w/ them as soon as Janis is finished…."

The van door had been left open.

In the distance to our right the school lights were on.

Lucy was w/ us too.

"my sisters in there too. Somewhere. Shes 15. I should go find her," she said.

Lucy was 17.

"ok," I said.

She left rose going w/ her.

"hey you guys should come hear me sing at the coffee shop," Rachel said.

"the one on Monaco and evans?" I asked.

"uh huh. Its oct. 5th at 7. Its an open mic night. And cabarets in November."

"ok. Btw draculas the 29, 30, 31st and nov 1st," I informed everyone.

And the Halloween dance was oct. 30th.

"im hungry," Janis said.

There would be food inside.

It sure was taking everyone a long time to come out of the van.

"hey I want to talk to you guys. Ashley will you excuse us? You too Hannah. And ruby and ariel," lily said.

"yeah of course."

She Rachel walked away.

"oh crap," Janis said looking at her phone.

She looked back up: "um ill be inside."

"ok," I said.

Everyone else came out of the van and we went inside and made our way to the gym.