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The week went by quickly and soon it was a Friday again. It was the final months of school and prom was only two weeks away. Alex had been asked a lot by boys and girls to be their date at the prom but they were all kindly rejected by her. Now that she had given up on a romantic relationship with Marissa, she was unsurprisingly enjoying her single life again…only focusing on school and tennis.
Marissa, however, was having problems with being a couple. She and Chris had barely seen each other. He hasn't even asked her yet to the prom. "I suppose he's not going to ask me to be his date since I'm his girlfriend and that qualifies me already." Marissa said as she sat with Alex during their lunch break. Alex just rolled her eyes as the subject turned from interesting to plain old boring.
"He should still ask you…if there's a bit of politeness left in him…" Alex said impassively. She didn't care much about Chris. In fact, ever since Alex had given up, she would lose interest in anything that concerned love.
Marissa caught Alex's disinterest and smiled. Maybe she's hasn't given up entirely. Marissa thought to herself. She moved their lunch to the side as Marissa positioned herself so she could lay her head on Alex's thigh as they stayed under Alex's tree. Alex stroked Marissa's hair absently as they watched the people walk pass them…all but one.
"Alex!" Alex and Marissa looked to the right and saw Jessica coming up to them. Marissa rolled her eyes and went back to her position but Alex half-welcomed Jessica's company. "Jess" Alex said without putting any emotion in it. "I take it you're gonna pick me up 7pm two Saturdays from now…" Alex kept her eyes on the square and answered Jessica. "Okay" Alex answered.
Jessica and Marissa were shocked at Alex's response. Marissa sat up and looked at Alex then Jessica. Jessica had a huge smile on her face as she looked at Alex's best friend. "Okay?" they both said in unison. Alex was unyielding. She didn't move any muscle other than what she needed for breathing, her heart beating and her mouth answering back. "But there's one problem…I'm not going" Alex said coldly. She never liked Jessica. She didn't hate her but she doesn't like the fact that Jessica has been competing with Marissa almost at everything…probably her as well.
It was now Marissa's turn to smile widely back as Jessica retreated hers. Jessica just looked at Marissa and narrowed her eyes. Marissa loved every second of Jessica's rejection. Jessica turned to leave but Alex knew she would fight another day. She was just like a fly that you just can't seem to swat away.
When Jessica left, the bell sounded after a while. Marissa got up and Alex followed her. They dusted both their butts and walked beside each other to their lockers. "So…you're really not going?" Alex just shook her head to the question. Marissa thought about her possible options and decided to act upon it. "What if we go together?" Marissa uttered. Alex looked at her with her shock expression. Why is she looking at me like that? What did I say? Marissa thought for a while then figured out that she was thinking put loud. "But not really together" she quickly said back. She took a deep breath and continued. "We'll go stag…together" "Sure…except you're not…you're the girlfriend remember? So that 'qualifies' you as his automatic date that Saturday." Alex said after Marissa spoke.
"So I'll say no" Marissa surprised Alex and herself. She was beginning to be independent and stand on her own without Chris. "I don't think he'll like that." Alex warned Marissa. "Well, screw him for making me wait this long." Marissa fired back. "You probably did already…" Alex said hiding the pain in her voice.
"So it's settled then…you AND me together at the prom." Marissa said as they stopped outside their classroom. "Except we're not together" Alex continued, this time she was less successful hiding her gloom.
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Alex came home and her mom greeted her at the door. Alex saw that they had guest in their house so Alex said hello and shook everybody's hand. Her mom followed her to her room and had their usual after school talk. "How was your day, honey?" her mom asked. "Marissa asked me to go to a prom with her"
Alex's mom practically jumped for joy. "I reckon you said yes this time…you haven't accepted any offers from anyone yet…" "She made that decision for us, mom. I had no say about it." Alex said after her mom. "But you could have said no" Mrs. Kelly fired back.
Alex took a deep breath and sat on the edge of her bed. She looked outside her balcony door and saw Marissa was not in her room yet. "I couldn't say no to her…" Alex confessed. Mrs. Kelly placed a supporting hand on Alex's shoulder and made Alex look at her. "Maybe this is the chance she's been waiting for…" Alex considered it but felt that it might have been too late already.
"Or it could be just a game for her." Mrs. Kelly felt the disappointment in her daughter. "I mean…she asked me out after Jessica asked me." Alex continued. She laid her back on her bed and massaged the bridge of her nose.
"You've given up." Mrs. Kelly concluded. Alex stopped massaging the bridge of her nose, got quiet for a while and nodded. "But what about that day when you came back? When she made her move…" the optimist in Mrs. Kelly showing.
Alex considered it but her stubbornness got the best of her. "Some times mom, you just have to give up and let it go…accept that it's never going to happen"
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Marissa returned home after spending some time with Chris. Chris still hasn't asked her to the prom and a part of her was relieved. She knew she wouldn't be able to reject him…plus she really did want to go to the prom with Alex.
PROM WITH ALEX
Marissa smiled at the thought. She rushed to her balcony to talk to Alex about it. When she got there, she called out for her best friend. "Alex!" Marissa said out loud. She listened as the lock from Alex's balcony door clicked open. She bit her lip in anticipation.
"Where have you been?" Alex started. "Around…so listen, about prom-" "with boyfriend Chris?" Alex said distantly. Marissa immediately took the smile off her face and took offense to what Alex said. Alex regretted what she said.
"Sorry…had to ask…pessimist" Alex apologized. Alex sat on the ledge again and looked at Marissa. "You know, if you weren't my best friend, you wouldn't get off that easy" Marissa forgave Alex. She leaned on one side of the doorframe and smiled.
"So I was thinking…maybe we can go prom dress shopping tomorrow together" Marissa started again. Alex sighed. She never liked situations where she would just embarrass herself…and trying out dresses would do that. "Do you really need me for that?" Alex protested. Marissa just giggled at Alex's reaction. She loved it when Alex squirmed in fear of public humiliation.
"You play tennis with skorts on and you're embarrassed about trying out a few dresses with fewer number of people watching?" Marissa grilled her best friend. She missed their little cute arguments that just brought out the best in their relationship.
"Tennis is different" "How so?" "Because I don't care about who I impress." They fired back in quick succession. Marissa blushed at Alex's final words. "You care about impressing me?" Marissa wanted Alex to flirt with her again the way she used too. It made her feel great…with butterflies in her stomach and her heart skipping beats.
"Well…I don't want to look like a fool in front of you…" Alex said sincerely. She may have given up on trying to be with Marissa…but she never let her feelings for her go away either.
"You don't have to impress me" Marissa said softly. "Of course I do" Alex spoke immediately. They looked at each other and smiles crept on their faces.
"So…pick me up at 5?" Marissa asked nervously. Alex narrowed her eyes and wondered. "Is this like a date?" Alex questioned Marissa's motives. Marissa let out a quick breath. "Except it's not…just two best friends looking for a prom dress…and maybe, if we get hungry, have a nice dinner together" Marissa said hopeful. Alex looked down and her smile grew exponentially. She held her chuckle and nodded her head. She looked up and answered "okay."
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