Chapter 3 – Something's Come Up
The next day in between class, Sam was grilling Carly about the dress she was going to wear to the prom that weekend. "So when am I gonna get to see your dress?"
"Well, Spencer is picking it up for me today, so you can see it when we get home." She explained as Ryan was walking up to their lockers. "Hey Ryan." Carly greeted him.
"Sup Shay. So I've got a limo taking us to the prom. It's gonna be sweet." Ryan said with a sly grin.
"A limo!" exclaimed Sam.
"Stretch limo, actually. It'll be us, Ramirez and his date. And you and your date, if your interested Puckett." Ryan explained.
"Does it come with a snack bar inside of it?" Sam asked.
"I think so, why?" Ryan asked a little taken back.
"Then Gibby and I will definitely be riding in the limo!" Sam assured him.
It was out of the corner of her eye that Carly noticed Freddie walk by but not stop, obviously because Ryan was there. So Carly broke away from Sam and Ryan's conversation about the limo to chase down Freddie. "Freddie. Freddie!" Carly called to him to get him to stop.
"Oh, hey. What's up?" Freddie asked.
"Freddie, I…I am really sorry. The roses were so sweet. I didn't know…" but Carly was cut off.
"You don't need to be sorry. Ryan asked you first. I probably should have asked you back in 9th grade like I had originally planned to. But its okay, it turns out I can't go to the prom anyway. So its good Ryan asked you." Freddie said to a confused Carly.
"You can't go?" she asked.
"No. My aunt Lisa's having a birthday party in Tacoma, and my mom and I are going to go. Mom's favorite sister and all." Freddie explained.
"You're not going to go to our prom. Freddie, prom is one of those things people say we'll always remember. You sure you can't get out of going to Tacoma?" Carly pleaded.
"Nah. Its ok. Besides, I figure a bow tie would make it too easy for Sam to choke me. Safer this way." He said with a fake laugh. Carly was not convinced.
"Oh….okay." She decided to leave it be for the moment. The bell rang and they went their separate ways.