Chapter 20
As we ran into the dressing rooms, Ellyn was waiting for us with a new stack of clothes. She was dressed in a fancy something very Ellyn. "You're coming out with us?" Mel asked.
"Well of course, I gotta mingle because the local theater awards are coming up. My costumes are up for top prize in the category."
"Excellent," I cried. "Can I vote? Because I wasn't even hot in that black material on stage. You're a friggin genius." Ellyn turned a deep pink and moved off to one of the numerous stacks of clothes.
"I like your dress too," commented Sniffles kicking off her shoes.
"Well yours are in this stack with coordinating colors of course. Did they recognize you on stage?"
"No-" started Mel.
"Hell yeah," I finished, "We weren't trying to hide." Mel gave me look of disbelief. "Oh come on Mel, even if you hadn't shoved yourself in Spot's face, Racetrack knew who you were. Once Sniffles jumped into Mush's lap, I think it became rather obvious."
Laura came up dressed in a pale yellow ballgown with a huge smile on her face.. "I saw David! I'm gonna go find him and ask him what she thought." She rushed out of the room.
Amanda came up in her purple ball gown. She put her arms around both our shoulders. "I do believe that my man is waiting for me. See y'all later!" And she tiptoed gingerly out of the room in her high heels. We saw Sniffles sneak out the door in her red ballgown.
"Bye!" We called to her and went to get dressed.
Five minutes later I had finally won out over the dress. "I don't remember making this so low cut in that drawing," I said pulling at the material and tripping in the high heels. It was a dark gray color and more cotton than satin. I hadn't opted for the whole silky about to fall off feeling and instead my material felt open and airy. The dress had a lace fringe on the bottom and at the end of the three-quarter sleeves. I had opted for a 18th century look and therefore the fancy outerpart of my dress didn't extend to the front. There was white cotton layers there with lace artfully decorating it. Ellyn had said that most of my dress hadn't needed to be made because what I wanted was so close to an old style summer dress.
Mel settled comfortably into a nearby chair and started laughing at the sight I made. "I gotta admit Robyn, dresses aren't your normal style. That can be your excuse. 'Sorry Bumlets, you should've picked a girly girl. But, wow! Robyn, it's really pretty."
"Thanks. Hey, why haven't you gotten dressed yet? I thought you would be one of the first ones out of here!"
Mel shrugged and took a sip of water from her water bottle. "I'm not quite up to wanting to go out there just yet."
I looked at her in disbelief, "what?! You've been looking forward to this all week!"
"Well…maybe when Spot leaves."
She stopped when she saw my look. "Mel?"
"Yes?"
"You're going out there."
"That's pretty funny Robyn, but…nope!"
I picked up her dress and handed it to her. Then I shoved her behind the changing screen. She just stood there, I could tell by the shadows. "You're being ridiculous," I called over the screen, "Now get dressed you're needed for a game of truth or dare." Wait, did I say that? Wow, that's precisely how Spot and Mel are going to find out. Wow, I am a genius.
"Truth or dare? Oh no, that doesn't sound good. You go on ahead. I'll meet you there." She said it in one of her extremely innocent voices.
"MELANIE!" I yelled at her. She peeked out from behind the screen to see me glaring at her with my hands on my hips. Maybe that's what finally convinced her.
"Fine! I'm coming."
Mel dressed out of her costume and into her dress. It was long flowing and a royal blue color. There were spaghetti straps that crisscrossed in the back and then there was a thin gold design around the outer edges of the dress and up the slit. She kept on her gloves and choker, and added her butterfly necklace.
"You look beautiful, now come on!" I grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the dressing room. We stopped at the top of the stairs that looked over the hall.
"Hey Robyn! There's David! Oh he and Lily look so happy together! Let's go say hi!" Mel said, obviously trying to stall the game of truth or dare. But, I figured it was a legitimate excuse because we should be sitting. I looked around to see who they were sitting with. Sniffles was next to Lily, and of course, Mush was next to her. On the other side of Mush, Kid Blink, Racetrack, Bumlets, Amanda, Jack, then Spot sat in order squished close together. Then we were back around the table to David. GREAT! Just the people I wanted for truth or dare.
"Hey Lily! Is this the David we keep hearing about?" Mel asked cheerfully, knowing full well the answer, she's only seen the movie, what, a couple hundred times?
"Hey Mel, hi Raven. I'd like you to meet David," Lily introduced.
"Nice to meet you ladies," he said as he shook our hands, "I loved your dance, it was very well done."
"Thank you," Mel and I responded at the same time.
"Why didn't you tell us you were doing that?" Kid Blink asked curiously.
"We wanted it to be a surprise," answered Mel.
"And what a beautiful surprise it was too!" Racetrack interjected. All of the guys at the table agreed wholeheartedly with this statement, except Spot, he seemed real quiet. Us girls blushed furiously.
"Not surprised you liked it Racetrack," Spot said sarcastically.
Racetrack just smiled knowingly.
"Alright guys," I said as I squeezed a chair in next to Bumlets, "let's play a game."
"You know, I think I'm a little hungry. Actually, why don't I go check out the buffet table and see what's cookin'," Mel said trying to get out of it.
I wiggled a finger at her. "Unh uh, I don't think so. Sit," I said pointing to an empty chair between Spot and David. She glared at me, but reluctantly sat down.
As we ran into the dressing rooms, Ellyn was waiting for us with a new stack of clothes. She was dressed in a fancy something very Ellyn. "You're coming out with us?" Mel asked.
"Well of course, I gotta mingle because the local theater awards are coming up. My costumes are up for top prize in the category."
"Excellent," I cried. "Can I vote? Because I wasn't even hot in that black material on stage. You're a friggin genius." Ellyn turned a deep pink and moved off to one of the numerous stacks of clothes.
"I like your dress too," commented Sniffles kicking off her shoes.
"Well yours are in this stack with coordinating colors of course. Did they recognize you on stage?"
"No-" started Mel.
"Hell yeah," I finished, "We weren't trying to hide." Mel gave me look of disbelief. "Oh come on Mel, even if you hadn't shoved yourself in Spot's face, Racetrack knew who you were. Once Sniffles jumped into Mush's lap, I think it became rather obvious."
Laura came up dressed in a pale yellow ballgown with a huge smile on her face.. "I saw David! I'm gonna go find him and ask him what she thought." She rushed out of the room.
Amanda came up in her purple ball gown. She put her arms around both our shoulders. "I do believe that my man is waiting for me. See y'all later!" And she tiptoed gingerly out of the room in her high heels. We saw Sniffles sneak out the door in her red ballgown.
"Bye!" We called to her and went to get dressed.
Five minutes later I had finally won out over the dress. "I don't remember making this so low cut in that drawing," I said pulling at the material and tripping in the high heels. It was a dark gray color and more cotton than satin. I hadn't opted for the whole silky about to fall off feeling and instead my material felt open and airy. The dress had a lace fringe on the bottom and at the end of the three-quarter sleeves. I had opted for a 18th century look and therefore the fancy outerpart of my dress didn't extend to the front. There was white cotton layers there with lace artfully decorating it. Ellyn had said that most of my dress hadn't needed to be made because what I wanted was so close to an old style summer dress.
Mel settled comfortably into a nearby chair and started laughing at the sight I made. "I gotta admit Robyn, dresses aren't your normal style. That can be your excuse. 'Sorry Bumlets, you should've picked a girly girl. But, wow! Robyn, it's really pretty."
"Thanks. Hey, why haven't you gotten dressed yet? I thought you would be one of the first ones out of here!"
Mel shrugged and took a sip of water from her water bottle. "I'm not quite up to wanting to go out there just yet."
I looked at her in disbelief, "what?! You've been looking forward to this all week!"
"Well…maybe when Spot leaves."
She stopped when she saw my look. "Mel?"
"Yes?"
"You're going out there."
"That's pretty funny Robyn, but…nope!"
I picked up her dress and handed it to her. Then I shoved her behind the changing screen. She just stood there, I could tell by the shadows. "You're being ridiculous," I called over the screen, "Now get dressed you're needed for a game of truth or dare." Wait, did I say that? Wow, that's precisely how Spot and Mel are going to find out. Wow, I am a genius.
"Truth or dare? Oh no, that doesn't sound good. You go on ahead. I'll meet you there." She said it in one of her extremely innocent voices.
"MELANIE!" I yelled at her. She peeked out from behind the screen to see me glaring at her with my hands on my hips. Maybe that's what finally convinced her.
"Fine! I'm coming."
Mel dressed out of her costume and into her dress. It was long flowing and a royal blue color. There were spaghetti straps that crisscrossed in the back and then there was a thin gold design around the outer edges of the dress and up the slit. She kept on her gloves and choker, and added her butterfly necklace.
"You look beautiful, now come on!" I grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the dressing room. We stopped at the top of the stairs that looked over the hall.
"Hey Robyn! There's David! Oh he and Lily look so happy together! Let's go say hi!" Mel said, obviously trying to stall the game of truth or dare. But, I figured it was a legitimate excuse because we should be sitting. I looked around to see who they were sitting with. Sniffles was next to Lily, and of course, Mush was next to her. On the other side of Mush, Kid Blink, Racetrack, Bumlets, Amanda, Jack, then Spot sat in order squished close together. Then we were back around the table to David. GREAT! Just the people I wanted for truth or dare.
"Hey Lily! Is this the David we keep hearing about?" Mel asked cheerfully, knowing full well the answer, she's only seen the movie, what, a couple hundred times?
"Hey Mel, hi Raven. I'd like you to meet David," Lily introduced.
"Nice to meet you ladies," he said as he shook our hands, "I loved your dance, it was very well done."
"Thank you," Mel and I responded at the same time.
"Why didn't you tell us you were doing that?" Kid Blink asked curiously.
"We wanted it to be a surprise," answered Mel.
"And what a beautiful surprise it was too!" Racetrack interjected. All of the guys at the table agreed wholeheartedly with this statement, except Spot, he seemed real quiet. Us girls blushed furiously.
"Not surprised you liked it Racetrack," Spot said sarcastically.
Racetrack just smiled knowingly.
"Alright guys," I said as I squeezed a chair in next to Bumlets, "let's play a game."
"You know, I think I'm a little hungry. Actually, why don't I go check out the buffet table and see what's cookin'," Mel said trying to get out of it.
I wiggled a finger at her. "Unh uh, I don't think so. Sit," I said pointing to an empty chair between Spot and David. She glared at me, but reluctantly sat down.