-Chapter Twenty Four-
The next few weeks were very hectic. Jimmy had asked Emma to go to the prom with him, and Terri had invited Sean. That way the whole gang could be there together and they were sure to have more fun. In the meantime, Christie and Emma needed to find their dresses while Sean and Craig went hunting for tuxedos.
"We'll call you when we find our dresses and tell you what colors they are so you can get corsages and stuff okay?" said Emma as they were finishing up lunch.
The boys nodded. "Sounds good," said Sean," we will probably be done finding our tuxes in no time, so we will have to find some other stuff to do."
"Whatever it is," said Christie," don't go near any dress shops! You guys cannot see our dresses until prom."
Craig laughed as he and Sean got ready to go, he kissed Christie and told her not to worry, she wouldn't see him for hours. She gave him the sad puppy dog face as they walked away, and she and Emma started their dress hunt. They had Spike's credit card and she had allowed $150.00 for each dress. Compared to the fortunes that some girls spend, that was nothing. Besides, she was taking care of the hair and make-up so they didn't have to pay for anything but the dresses.
"This time, there will be no hair perming!" said Emma. Christie laughed as they recalled Spike's attempt to give Emma a body wave before her wedding. They had been so caught up in the excitement that they left the curling agent on for too long. Emma had looked like a poodle that just got electrocuted.
They started looking, store after store after store, nothing. They wanted the perfect dresses and they were sure that when they found the right ones, they would just know. About two hours into the hunt they walked into a small store filled with nothing but brightly colored, odd looking dresses.
"Um," said Christie," I doubt we'll find anything here."
"Let me just look around," said Emma. They girls started walking picking up dresses, and laughing at some of them as they searched. When they thought they had seen just about every dress and they were about to leave, Emma saw it.
"That's my dress," she said pointing. It wasn't something you usually saw, but it was beautiful, and in the price range too. Christie pulled out the card and they got Emma's dress, hers was the only thing left on the agenda.
Meanwhile...
"Dude, finding a tux is harder than I thought," said Sean. He was standing in front of about five mirrors, in a tux that had sleeves which were too short, and pants which were too long.
Craig had to laugh at the odd look on his best friends face. "Maybe for you, we found mine an hour ago!"
"Shut up." Said Sean. The man from the store came back into the room with another jacket and pair of pants for Sean to try on, and he headed for the dressing room.
It had been nearly three and a half hours and Christie still hadn't found anything. She and Emma were about to call it quits for the day and go home, when she saw it. In one of the windows was her dress.
"Emma, there it is," she said smiling. It was gorgeous. The two girls went inside and asked for the dress, luckily they had one in Christie's size and it was within the price range. They happily bounced out of the store as they called their boyfriends.
Craig's cell phone rang a few minutes after they left the store. The last pair of pants and jacket that Sean had tried on fit and he just went with those, he was tired of trying clothes on.
Craig smiled as he looked at his caller ID and picked up the phone. "The Infamous Craig speaking, what can I do for you today?"
Christie laughed on the other end and told Craig what color flowers to get. He made a face at Sean as he hung up the phone.
"What?" said Sean.
"You aren't gonna believe this dude."
When the girls got home they showed their dresses to Spike and then tucked them away in their closet. Craig and Sean came to the house for dinner and they all talked and laughed.
The next Friday was two days before the big event. It was being held at a Hilton hotel nearby. The prom was on a Sunday, and all the attendees got Monday off for the annual after prom trip to Six Flags.
Everyone was buzzing at school, after prom was being held at a sports complex connected to the hotel, there were going to be games, and prizes and it would probably be fun.
"Craig, should we all just crash at one house or something that way it will be easy for us all to leave for Six Flags?" asked Christie.
"I dunno Cris, what parents are gonna want to have six teenagers staying in their house?" laughed Craig.
"What about Jimmy's?" Sean said.
"Jimmy's what," he said as he walked over. "What are you guys volunteering me for now." He asked smiling.
"We thought that it would be a good idea to spend the night at someones house so we can all leave for Six Flags together," said Christie.
Jimmy nodded," Yeah that's cool, my house is big enough and my parents don't give a damn. So, sure."
Christie smiled," You rock Jimmy. Everything is settled then. Prom is going to be off the hook!"
The next few weeks were very hectic. Jimmy had asked Emma to go to the prom with him, and Terri had invited Sean. That way the whole gang could be there together and they were sure to have more fun. In the meantime, Christie and Emma needed to find their dresses while Sean and Craig went hunting for tuxedos.
"We'll call you when we find our dresses and tell you what colors they are so you can get corsages and stuff okay?" said Emma as they were finishing up lunch.
The boys nodded. "Sounds good," said Sean," we will probably be done finding our tuxes in no time, so we will have to find some other stuff to do."
"Whatever it is," said Christie," don't go near any dress shops! You guys cannot see our dresses until prom."
Craig laughed as he and Sean got ready to go, he kissed Christie and told her not to worry, she wouldn't see him for hours. She gave him the sad puppy dog face as they walked away, and she and Emma started their dress hunt. They had Spike's credit card and she had allowed $150.00 for each dress. Compared to the fortunes that some girls spend, that was nothing. Besides, she was taking care of the hair and make-up so they didn't have to pay for anything but the dresses.
"This time, there will be no hair perming!" said Emma. Christie laughed as they recalled Spike's attempt to give Emma a body wave before her wedding. They had been so caught up in the excitement that they left the curling agent on for too long. Emma had looked like a poodle that just got electrocuted.
They started looking, store after store after store, nothing. They wanted the perfect dresses and they were sure that when they found the right ones, they would just know. About two hours into the hunt they walked into a small store filled with nothing but brightly colored, odd looking dresses.
"Um," said Christie," I doubt we'll find anything here."
"Let me just look around," said Emma. They girls started walking picking up dresses, and laughing at some of them as they searched. When they thought they had seen just about every dress and they were about to leave, Emma saw it.
"That's my dress," she said pointing. It wasn't something you usually saw, but it was beautiful, and in the price range too. Christie pulled out the card and they got Emma's dress, hers was the only thing left on the agenda.
Meanwhile...
"Dude, finding a tux is harder than I thought," said Sean. He was standing in front of about five mirrors, in a tux that had sleeves which were too short, and pants which were too long.
Craig had to laugh at the odd look on his best friends face. "Maybe for you, we found mine an hour ago!"
"Shut up." Said Sean. The man from the store came back into the room with another jacket and pair of pants for Sean to try on, and he headed for the dressing room.
It had been nearly three and a half hours and Christie still hadn't found anything. She and Emma were about to call it quits for the day and go home, when she saw it. In one of the windows was her dress.
"Emma, there it is," she said smiling. It was gorgeous. The two girls went inside and asked for the dress, luckily they had one in Christie's size and it was within the price range. They happily bounced out of the store as they called their boyfriends.
Craig's cell phone rang a few minutes after they left the store. The last pair of pants and jacket that Sean had tried on fit and he just went with those, he was tired of trying clothes on.
Craig smiled as he looked at his caller ID and picked up the phone. "The Infamous Craig speaking, what can I do for you today?"
Christie laughed on the other end and told Craig what color flowers to get. He made a face at Sean as he hung up the phone.
"What?" said Sean.
"You aren't gonna believe this dude."
When the girls got home they showed their dresses to Spike and then tucked them away in their closet. Craig and Sean came to the house for dinner and they all talked and laughed.
The next Friday was two days before the big event. It was being held at a Hilton hotel nearby. The prom was on a Sunday, and all the attendees got Monday off for the annual after prom trip to Six Flags.
Everyone was buzzing at school, after prom was being held at a sports complex connected to the hotel, there were going to be games, and prizes and it would probably be fun.
"Craig, should we all just crash at one house or something that way it will be easy for us all to leave for Six Flags?" asked Christie.
"I dunno Cris, what parents are gonna want to have six teenagers staying in their house?" laughed Craig.
"What about Jimmy's?" Sean said.
"Jimmy's what," he said as he walked over. "What are you guys volunteering me for now." He asked smiling.
"We thought that it would be a good idea to spend the night at someones house so we can all leave for Six Flags together," said Christie.
Jimmy nodded," Yeah that's cool, my house is big enough and my parents don't give a damn. So, sure."
Christie smiled," You rock Jimmy. Everything is settled then. Prom is going to be off the hook!"