Chapter Three: Food, Fun, and Fabulous Prizes
For Ashley, Friday night could not come quick enough. Wednesday seemed like an eternity and Thursday dragged on interminably. When Friday finally arrived Ashley could hardly contain herself.
"I can't believe everyone said they would come! Even Terri and Hazel! I thought they'd never speak to me again!" She gushed as she and Chloe walked down the aisles of Movie World. Chloe smiled as she put down a bag full of food to look at a video. She had agreed to go shopping with Ashley after school, in order to pick up everything they'd need for the sleepover that night. After a quick stop at the grocer they had collected all the snacks they would require. Now, laden with not only bags of food but also her own duffle bag of clothing, Chloe was helping Ashley pick out a few movies. She stopped in the classics section and cried out happily. When Ashley saw what Chloe had grabbed she smiled widely.
"Breakfast at Tiffany's? Again, Chlo?" She asked with a grin, pulling the movie away and looking at the back. Chloe returned her friend's smile. "Sounds good to me, I love this movie."
"Really?" Chloe asked, shocked as she picked up her bags and followed Ashley to the counter. "You really like it?"
"Yeah, mom and I used to watch it when she'd let me stay up late. Dad would be away on business and we'd stay up all night watching movies. This was our favorite." Ashley explained, setting the video down on the counter and reaching into her backpack for loose change. She paid the man and together they left the store and headed out to Ashley's house. When they arrived at the house Ashley pushed open the door and led Chloe into the kitchen, where she struggled to hold all the bags. Mrs. Kerwin stood up from her chair quickly.
"Here, let me help you." She offered, pulling a bag from Chloe's arms. Chloe sighed with relief.
"Thanks, Mrs. Kerwin." She spoke, placing the rest of the bags on the counter and sitting down on a nearby stool. Mrs. Kerwin started to look through the bags on the counter. She smiled as she pulled out bag after bag of chips.
"Looks like you've got everything you need." She spoke with a grin, as she pulled out the videocassette. "Ah, Breakfast at Tiffany's. Always loved that movie."
"Mom, where's Toby?" Ashley asked, mild panic lacing her voice. Her mother smiled knowingly.
"Already at JT's for the night. Don't worry, Ash. I'm smarter than you think." She replied, spinning out of the room to make herself scarce. Chloe smiled at Ashley, who merely rolled her eyes and shook her head.
For Ashley, Friday night could not come quick enough. Wednesday seemed like an eternity and Thursday dragged on interminably. When Friday finally arrived Ashley could hardly contain herself.
"I can't believe everyone said they would come! Even Terri and Hazel! I thought they'd never speak to me again!" She gushed as she and Chloe walked down the aisles of Movie World. Chloe smiled as she put down a bag full of food to look at a video. She had agreed to go shopping with Ashley after school, in order to pick up everything they'd need for the sleepover that night. After a quick stop at the grocer they had collected all the snacks they would require. Now, laden with not only bags of food but also her own duffle bag of clothing, Chloe was helping Ashley pick out a few movies. She stopped in the classics section and cried out happily. When Ashley saw what Chloe had grabbed she smiled widely.
"Breakfast at Tiffany's? Again, Chlo?" She asked with a grin, pulling the movie away and looking at the back. Chloe returned her friend's smile. "Sounds good to me, I love this movie."
"Really?" Chloe asked, shocked as she picked up her bags and followed Ashley to the counter. "You really like it?"
"Yeah, mom and I used to watch it when she'd let me stay up late. Dad would be away on business and we'd stay up all night watching movies. This was our favorite." Ashley explained, setting the video down on the counter and reaching into her backpack for loose change. She paid the man and together they left the store and headed out to Ashley's house. When they arrived at the house Ashley pushed open the door and led Chloe into the kitchen, where she struggled to hold all the bags. Mrs. Kerwin stood up from her chair quickly.
"Here, let me help you." She offered, pulling a bag from Chloe's arms. Chloe sighed with relief.
"Thanks, Mrs. Kerwin." She spoke, placing the rest of the bags on the counter and sitting down on a nearby stool. Mrs. Kerwin started to look through the bags on the counter. She smiled as she pulled out bag after bag of chips.
"Looks like you've got everything you need." She spoke with a grin, as she pulled out the videocassette. "Ah, Breakfast at Tiffany's. Always loved that movie."
"Mom, where's Toby?" Ashley asked, mild panic lacing her voice. Her mother smiled knowingly.
"Already at JT's for the night. Don't worry, Ash. I'm smarter than you think." She replied, spinning out of the room to make herself scarce. Chloe smiled at Ashley, who merely rolled her eyes and shook her head.
