Chapter 8- Club Sizzle (don't make fun of my name!)
Lena was outside reading her book, when she saw Steve. OOOO he still looks soooo cute! I can't believe it; he's walking up to me! He sat with her. He suddenly said, "Wake me up, when September ends." Lena stared at him in confusion. Then she remembered: that was the song they danced to. He remembered: awwww. She smiled.
Then she said, "It's summer, how about I wake you up when September starts." They both laughed.
"But then I won't be awake to see you," said Steve. Oh my gosh, he is so sensitive, and funny. That was a little cheesy though. "Do you want to go dancing tonight?" Steve asked.
"I'd love to. Do you have any place in mind?"
"I sure do, Club Sizzle." Lena screeched. She had wanted to go there since Bridget had gone, and bragged about it. "I'll take that as a yes. I'll pick you up here at 9. Dress semiformal; don't wear a gown or anything. Just something you can dance in and still look nice." After that he left.
Lena went inside and ran upstairs. She had to tell Effie! She ran into Effie's room. Effie was crying and sitting on her bed. "What's wrong Effie?" Lena asked in her maternal voice.
"Nothing," Effie sobbed.
"There has to be something wrong. Why are you crying?"
"It's nothing," Effie dried her tears.
"Effie, tell me what's wrong, I just want to help."
"Remember that waiter I was telling you about?"
"Yeah,"
"Well I went out with him last night. I found that perfect outfit, remember, at the mall. Well when I got to the restaurant, everyone was staring at me, like I was some kind of monster. Well there was crap all over my face. Blood from my nose, my make-up was smeared because I put too much on, and my face was orange from the foundation I put on. Well the waiter didn't notice until we got there. Then in front of everyone he said that he doesn't go out with girls who don't take care of themselves." Then Effie started wailing. (Yes, I know. I can do better than that. Oh well, you'll live!)
"Don't cry Effie. He's just a dumb guy. We'll find you another one. In fact, I'm going to Club Sizzle tonight. Want to come?" Lena asked.
"I can't, you can't go unless you have a date."
"Sure you can. Remember Mike? He'll go with you just for tonight. Besides he needs a girlfriend too."
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, Lenny! I'll call Mike right now!"
Smiling Lena decided to talk to Steve and tell him that Effie would go with them. But she had to wait to see if Mike was going. Effie came back squealing, and Lena decided to take Effie to Steve, so they could both tell him. So they got in Lena's car and drove to Bethesda house. They rang the doorbell. An older man in a tuxedo answered, Lena thought he must've been the butler. She asked for Steve. Steve came to the door.
"Hey," he said.
"Hi, this is my sister Effie, she was wondering if her and her date could kind of tag-along with us tonight. Don't worry; you won't see much of her. "
"Well, why not? I would be delighted to have you in my company," He said to Effie. All the way home, all Lena and Effie could talk about was how cute Steve was, and how lucky Lena was.
It was almost 9. Lena was wearing a hot pink tank-top dress, with high-heels, and a black handbag. Effie was wearing "Mike's favorite dress", the medium green one strap dress, with black boots and a chain necklace. The doorbell rang. It was Mike. Effie squealed and they sat in the living room for a while, talking. Lena stood upstairs, waiting to make her entrance when Steve came. The doorbell rang again. The door opened and Lena started making her dramatic entrance downstairs, when she stopped dead in her tracks. It was the pizza guy. He blushed, and then Lena ran up the stairs nearly falling over herself. The doorbell rang again, when the pizza guy left. This time it was Steve, and she made the perfectly dramatic walk down the stairs. He stared in awe, and held out his arm, for her to take, so he could direct her to his silver Lexus. Steve drove, Lena upfront, and Mike and Effie sat in the back.
They arrived at the club at 9:15 and they headed to find a place to put their stuff. They found a little table at the very end of the room and they put their stuff there. Lena and Steve headed toward the dance floor, and Effie and Mike went their separate ways, trying desperately to find the right person. As the next song came up, Lena couldn't help but screeching. The song was Yeah, by Usher, Li'l John, and Ludacris. She started screaming the words, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH! She began dancing crazy and Steve joined in, feeling like he had seen a new side of Lena. The song was finalized and they both went to the refreshment stand. This song was a song, neither of them had heard.
"You're a great dancer!" Steve shouted over the music.
"Thanks, you are too!" Lena yelled. They grabbed something to drink, and sat down at their table.
Then, there was an announcement from the deejay, "All y'all couples, get on the floor, cuz this one was made for you!" Lena and Steve looked at each other and they both knew what to do. They ran to the dance floor. The music started. At first, neither of them knew what the song was. But then they recognized it. It was Lena's favorite song, Scars, by Papa Roach. It was a medium beat song, so Lena couldn't decide whether to slow-dance or dance fast. Steve put his arms around her and they started dancing. At some points, they danced slowly, but then at some points he would swing her around and twirl her. He could see the delight in her eyes, and he figured out that this was her favorite song, when she sang it word-for-word. She looked over at the deejay. There was Effie with the deejay, whispering something to him, and pointing to Lena. When Effie and Lena made eye contact, you didn't have to be a specialist to figure out what their eyes were saying, they said thank you, and you're welcome. The song, sadly, ended. Lena was having so much fun, she forgot about her curfew. It was already 12! She had stayed an hour past her curfew, her and Effie. She whispered to Steve that she needed to find Effie. Steve zoomed through the crowds and immediately found her at the deejay stand. He brought her back to Lena. And Steve went to the bathroom. (I know Lena probably doesn't really have a curfew, but let's just pretendī!)
"Effie, we're an hour late for our curfew!" Lena exclaimed.
"Chill Lenny, mom and dad are so asleep by now."
"I bet you a dollar they're not."
"Lena, I'm the one who's been living with them. And I'll take that bet."
"Okay, but we need to go home now."
"K, let me just say bye to my new boyfriend Jay."
"Fine," Lena sighed. When Effie came back, Steve was already there and they headed home, not knowing where Mike went. Effie and Lena hopped out of the silver Lexus and hurried inside. The house was dark. They let themselves in. They crept in, and up the stairs, without a noise. They went down the hall to their parents' room and they heard snores from the inside. Effie gave Lena a look that said, "See, what did I tell you? I'll take that dollar now." So they both went to sleep, dreamingly thinking of their dates of the night.
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