Chapter 2- Shopping: In the mall and in a closet
The next day, the four went for coffee in a local coffee shop. On the way back they saw flyers for a party at the Bethesda house, the huge legendary house a few blocks away. Anyone between the ages of 14 and 20 were invited. That meant that they could go. The flyer said to dress formal for it was going to be like a ball. The girls were so excited; it was unanimous that all four of them would go. The party was the next night, starting at 7. They all knew what they had to do, GO SHOPPING!
It was later that afternoon and they were all in the last shop that had formal dresses. So far, Lena had gotten a sparkling blue spaghetti strap dress, with silver shoes. This shop though, had the best dresses. Bridget tried on a bright red, strapless dress, and found it was the perfect fit. She bought it. Tibby came out of the dressing room wearing a tight, black, tank-top dress. It was just so Tibby. Lastly was Carmen. Carmen was the most difficult when it came to dress shopping. "I'm too fat!" Carmen would yell. "I'll never find the perfect dress." But this time she was wrong. She tried on a bunch of dresses, a lime green one, a black one (but then she realized Tibby had bought a black one), and an orange. But then she found the perfect dress. They were just like the pants, they fit her perfectly. It was a carnation pink dress, with white flowers crossing the hem. It was spaghetti-strapped, and it had gold straps, so she bought a wide gold belt to wear over it.
"Wow! That looks great on you!" Lena exclaimed. The others agreed. It truly was great.
They all rode home and were so excited for tomorrow night!
As Lena got home, Effie was sitting on Lena's bed, going through her closet. There were clothes everywhere. There even clothes trailing down the halls. "Effie!" Lena shouted. "What are you doing with all my clothes?"
"Just looking," Effie replied. "Geesh, take a chill pill. But don't take those ones to make you skinnier, they don't work."
"Effie," Lena replied, "It's not funny. These are all my clothes. They're all over the floor. Besides, I really wanted to show you my dress. But you can't see it until you clean all this up. Now tell me what you're looking for."
"Remember that cute waiter I made out with in Greece, well he's coming to America. I really want him to remember me and make me his girlfriend." Effie explained. "Help me Lenny, c'mon."
"Alright," Lena gave up.
Thanks for reviewing! I promise to give you a chapter a day. I'm sorry for the Eric thing, I wasn't thinking. But that is one of the WAY minor things in the story. Just wait and see, it gets better!