Amy met Laynie out at her car. Laynie's silver Honda Accord was parked
right beside Bright's truck. Laynie was already sitting in her car waiting
on her.
"What took you so long," Laynie asked? She unlocked the door so Amy could
get in.
"I came as fast as possible," Amy explained, "plus, I had to say goodbye to Ephram." Amy threw her book bag into the back seat and got in.
"You really like him don't you, Laynie asked? "Yes, he makes me really happy." Amy was gleaming. She loved every minute she spent with Ephram.
"It's nice to see you smiling again." "Now, if I could find a boyfriend as good as yours."
"What happened to Bobby blue eyes?"
"He is okay," Laynie explained, "but not great." "Oh." Amy hadn't had a clue what Laynie had been going through. She had been so stuck on her own problems that she hadn't really thought of Laynie.
There was an awkward silence between them.
"When we get to your house, hurry up," Laynie said changing the subject. "We want as much time as possible to shop."
They arrived at the Abbott's. The sun was out so Laynie had her sunroof open even thought it was only 40 degrees out.
"Hurry up," Laynie said, as Amy got out of the car. Amy ran into her house grabbing some money and her dress magazines. She rushed downstairs, her mom waiting at the bottom. "You are to be home before nine." "Okay Mom, Bye!" Amy said rushing back out the door.
When she got outside, she saw Bright leaning in the window talking to Laynie. Oh great, now it would be forever until they left. Bright had always had a thing for Laynie and getting him to leave was going to be a chore. She approached the car and got in.
"Bright we need to go, NOW!" "Okay, can't a guy talk to a girl anymore?" "Not when it is on my time," Amy replied, smiling.
Laynie and Amy finally pulled away from the driveway and went on their way.
"I was thinking of getting this black halter dress," Amy said pointing to the picture in the magazine. "That would be cute." Laynie turned up the radio, Stacy Orrico's "More to life" came on. The two girls sang and laughed the rest of the way to the mall, honking at any cute boys that passed them.
They got to the mall, parking in front of Dillard's. "You ready," Laynie asked? "Yep, let's go!" They made there way into the court of the mall. Many of the stores had dresses on display in the windows. "Oh look at that one," Amy said stopping in front of Cache. The dress was blue satin, strapless with sequins all over. They went into the store, picking out several dresses each to try on. They got into the dressing rooms. Laynie tried on several before coming out of the room with pale pink spaghetti strapped, full dress.
She was modeling it in front of the mirror. Amy emerged with a tight fitting red halter type dress with sequins. She was sure Ephram was going to love it.
"I came as fast as possible," Amy explained, "plus, I had to say goodbye to Ephram." Amy threw her book bag into the back seat and got in.
"You really like him don't you, Laynie asked? "Yes, he makes me really happy." Amy was gleaming. She loved every minute she spent with Ephram.
"It's nice to see you smiling again." "Now, if I could find a boyfriend as good as yours."
"What happened to Bobby blue eyes?"
"He is okay," Laynie explained, "but not great." "Oh." Amy hadn't had a clue what Laynie had been going through. She had been so stuck on her own problems that she hadn't really thought of Laynie.
There was an awkward silence between them.
"When we get to your house, hurry up," Laynie said changing the subject. "We want as much time as possible to shop."
They arrived at the Abbott's. The sun was out so Laynie had her sunroof open even thought it was only 40 degrees out.
"Hurry up," Laynie said, as Amy got out of the car. Amy ran into her house grabbing some money and her dress magazines. She rushed downstairs, her mom waiting at the bottom. "You are to be home before nine." "Okay Mom, Bye!" Amy said rushing back out the door.
When she got outside, she saw Bright leaning in the window talking to Laynie. Oh great, now it would be forever until they left. Bright had always had a thing for Laynie and getting him to leave was going to be a chore. She approached the car and got in.
"Bright we need to go, NOW!" "Okay, can't a guy talk to a girl anymore?" "Not when it is on my time," Amy replied, smiling.
Laynie and Amy finally pulled away from the driveway and went on their way.
"I was thinking of getting this black halter dress," Amy said pointing to the picture in the magazine. "That would be cute." Laynie turned up the radio, Stacy Orrico's "More to life" came on. The two girls sang and laughed the rest of the way to the mall, honking at any cute boys that passed them.
They got to the mall, parking in front of Dillard's. "You ready," Laynie asked? "Yep, let's go!" They made there way into the court of the mall. Many of the stores had dresses on display in the windows. "Oh look at that one," Amy said stopping in front of Cache. The dress was blue satin, strapless with sequins all over. They went into the store, picking out several dresses each to try on. They got into the dressing rooms. Laynie tried on several before coming out of the room with pale pink spaghetti strapped, full dress.
She was modeling it in front of the mirror. Amy emerged with a tight fitting red halter type dress with sequins. She was sure Ephram was going to love it.