Chapter 1- The Plan
"But Mom! That's so not fair! Why can't I hang out with Piper and Phoebe? We're just going to the fair." Mom seemed to never let me do anything anymore now that I was a teenager. "Because, I just don't think it's safe. Why don't you call them up and- didn't you say they were both at Piper's house?"
"Yeah." My tone was so low I didn't think she would hear me, but she did. "Okay, well call her house and tell her you can't make it, and tell her why, okay?" But I was already up the stairs and dialing Piper's number. Then an idea came to my mind. An evil grin creeped up onto my face as I looked back and forth between my fire escape ladder and my window. I guess I was so busy plotting my plan I didn't hear Piper pick up on the other end.
"Hello? Hello? Anyone there?"
"Piper!"
"I didn't hear you. What's up...Paige?"
"Yea, sorry. I was....daydreaming." I looked at the ladder.
"Anyway, I just wanted to let you know..." I bit my lip, "I'll meet you at the fair, okay?" I hesitated.
"Okay, great! We'll meet you by the entrance at 9:00, okay?" she replied.
"Can't wait. See ya!" After that I hung up. Then I went to take a shower. When I was out, I put my robe on and went to my room. I turned on my "No Secrets" cd featuring "That's what girls do", one of my favorite songs. As I was singing along I threw a couple of outfit possibilities on my bed. Since it was scorching outside, pants were out of the question. An hour later, my hair was brushed and blow-dried. I was in my red polo peasant top, dark blue jean mini skirt, and black pumps. I brushed on some mascara, and put in my contacts, and layered my lips in strawberry flavored lip gloss. I took out my tooth brush and thought, 'Oh, crap!' I brushed my teeth and reapplied lip gloss.
I had everything worked out. I was to put pillows under my blankets so it looked like me. Then I would tell my mom I was going to bed. Okay, maybe it's not the best plan. (Ok, it sucks.) But it will work.......hopefully.
I looked at the clock. 8:30. Time to go. I went to the top of the stairs and yelled, "Mom, I'm really tired so I'm going to bed, okay?" I hesitated again. Was it really going to work? I thought. "Ok sweetie! Good- night!"
Wow! Was that easy or what? Ok. Time to split. The Shania Twain song "I feel like a woman" popped into my head as I went to get the ladder. I lowered it outside of my window slowly and carefully so as not to rise attention to myself. Next I climbed over the window; which is not easily done in a skirt and pumps; and climbed down the ladder.
When my feet touched the ground, I let go and looked back up at my window and whispered, "Mission Accomplished!" As Kronk would say in Emperor's New Groove.
Then I 'ran' off to the fair. I got there at exactly 9:00. I saw Piper and Phoebe at the entrance. I waved and went over to them. Piper was wearing her blue bell sleeved stretch top, khaki capri's and tennis shoes. Her hair was in one of those fancy clips and she seemed to be wearing way too much eye shadow and not enough lip gloss. She's just lucky I had mine. I handed it to her. While she put some on, I noticed Phoebe was wearing her "I am woman, hear me roar" light pink baby tee, dark blue shorts and hiking boots. HIKING BOOTS! I swear, sometimes she needs a fashion update. She had no makeup on at all. Her lips looked chapped so I let her use my lip gloss when Piper was finished (I think she used half the bottle). It's going to be all gone by the time I got home. Oh well. Finally we paid and walked in.
"But Mom! That's so not fair! Why can't I hang out with Piper and Phoebe? We're just going to the fair." Mom seemed to never let me do anything anymore now that I was a teenager. "Because, I just don't think it's safe. Why don't you call them up and- didn't you say they were both at Piper's house?"
"Yeah." My tone was so low I didn't think she would hear me, but she did. "Okay, well call her house and tell her you can't make it, and tell her why, okay?" But I was already up the stairs and dialing Piper's number. Then an idea came to my mind. An evil grin creeped up onto my face as I looked back and forth between my fire escape ladder and my window. I guess I was so busy plotting my plan I didn't hear Piper pick up on the other end.
"Hello? Hello? Anyone there?"
"Piper!"
"I didn't hear you. What's up...Paige?"
"Yea, sorry. I was....daydreaming." I looked at the ladder.
"Anyway, I just wanted to let you know..." I bit my lip, "I'll meet you at the fair, okay?" I hesitated.
"Okay, great! We'll meet you by the entrance at 9:00, okay?" she replied.
"Can't wait. See ya!" After that I hung up. Then I went to take a shower. When I was out, I put my robe on and went to my room. I turned on my "No Secrets" cd featuring "That's what girls do", one of my favorite songs. As I was singing along I threw a couple of outfit possibilities on my bed. Since it was scorching outside, pants were out of the question. An hour later, my hair was brushed and blow-dried. I was in my red polo peasant top, dark blue jean mini skirt, and black pumps. I brushed on some mascara, and put in my contacts, and layered my lips in strawberry flavored lip gloss. I took out my tooth brush and thought, 'Oh, crap!' I brushed my teeth and reapplied lip gloss.
I had everything worked out. I was to put pillows under my blankets so it looked like me. Then I would tell my mom I was going to bed. Okay, maybe it's not the best plan. (Ok, it sucks.) But it will work.......hopefully.
I looked at the clock. 8:30. Time to go. I went to the top of the stairs and yelled, "Mom, I'm really tired so I'm going to bed, okay?" I hesitated again. Was it really going to work? I thought. "Ok sweetie! Good- night!"
Wow! Was that easy or what? Ok. Time to split. The Shania Twain song "I feel like a woman" popped into my head as I went to get the ladder. I lowered it outside of my window slowly and carefully so as not to rise attention to myself. Next I climbed over the window; which is not easily done in a skirt and pumps; and climbed down the ladder.
When my feet touched the ground, I let go and looked back up at my window and whispered, "Mission Accomplished!" As Kronk would say in Emperor's New Groove.
Then I 'ran' off to the fair. I got there at exactly 9:00. I saw Piper and Phoebe at the entrance. I waved and went over to them. Piper was wearing her blue bell sleeved stretch top, khaki capri's and tennis shoes. Her hair was in one of those fancy clips and she seemed to be wearing way too much eye shadow and not enough lip gloss. She's just lucky I had mine. I handed it to her. While she put some on, I noticed Phoebe was wearing her "I am woman, hear me roar" light pink baby tee, dark blue shorts and hiking boots. HIKING BOOTS! I swear, sometimes she needs a fashion update. She had no makeup on at all. Her lips looked chapped so I let her use my lip gloss when Piper was finished (I think she used half the bottle). It's going to be all gone by the time I got home. Oh well. Finally we paid and walked in.