Yay, another chapter!! Yeah, sure. Ok, well, here it is.
Billy S.
Shopping Confessions
Sam's mom eagerly grabbed her hand as they hustled through the busy halls of Amity Park's mall. She flew Sam into the noisy store of Rue 21. The pinks, blues, lime greens, and yellows burned her eyes.
"Um, Mom, how about we go into Hot Topic? They have a great sale on some jeans I really want." Sam pleaded.
"Honey, you were the one who said you wanted to change your style. This is what you get." She snapped. Her eyes quickly turned to the side.
"Oooohh, Sammykinns! You must simply try on this gorgeous top." Her mother swayed the fabric side to side pushing it in front of Sam's face. It was a green color, with a white t shirt underneath. The green t had 2 inch spaghetti strings with sparkles at the top and bottom.
Sam cracked a small smile. It wasn't so bad…honestly, it was sort of….cute.
Her mother felt like saying I told you so, but she bit her tongue. Times like these with her and Sam didn't happen often, so she was going to make the best of it.
Sam felt the shirts hanging on the rack. They were all so soft! Now this she could deal with.
Grabbing a few of the not so bright colored shirts, Sam walked to the back of the dressing room.
About an hour or so later, Sam and her mom came out of the store with bag loads of clothing.
Although it scared her to think she was changing, and no longer being her average, normal self, she was willing to do anything for love. Especially for Danny.
She sighed as they went into the fourth store that day. Make up was piled high behind the cabinets where the workers stood. Perfume was being sprayed in different directions.
Sam's mother ran to one of the ladies, squealing and laughing with her. Sam stood there, feeling awkward.
Eventually, her mother noticed it.
"Oh, Sam dear, I'm sorry! Loraine, this is my beautiful daughter Sam." The woman, known to Sam as Loraine, reached over and hugged her.
"My, my, after all these years with working with your mother, I finally get to meet the famous Sam! How are you, girl?" She asked.
"Um, alright, I suppose." Sam rubbed her arm nervously.
"Now Loraine, I need hair and make up done for Sammy. It's for a boy." She said. The words seemed to roll of her tongue, like it was the biggest thing in the world.
"Well isn't this a blast from the past! I remember what your mother did…" She caught Pam's look, and cut her self off. "But, that's a different story." Loraine said.
"Mother! It is not for a boy! How do you know? I mean, even if it were?" She screeched. Sam was hoping she wasn't blushing. "Maybe I just so happen to want to change. It doesn't have to be for a boy."
But her mother didn't argue. She smiled. "Honey, can I show you something? I think this is the right time to do it too." Sam watched as her mother slowly reached in her purse and pulled out a folded up piece of paper.
Unfolding it, she slipped it to Sam on the counter. Sam grinned at it. "I thought that if there ever was a day the something like this where to happen, you might want to see what I was like at your age…" She stared off into space, gazing out. Sam could tell she was thinking about something.
Loraine smiled. "Ah yes the good old days."
The photo was shocking. There stood her mother, dressed in all black. The gloves were black, the hat, shoes, even the dress was. Everything she wore was black. She stood in front of a sign that read, The High Achiever's Club. It showed a bunch of girls to one side, and her mom standing off the other end, with a grim look on her face.
"How come you never told me?" Sam blurted out. Her eyes were still glued on the photo.
"You see, that picture is me standing in from of the High Achiever's Club. It was our end of the year photo." Pam grimaced. "Oh, I never truly did fit in. My style actually had people frightened. Frightened, how ridiculous, no?! That's why I never wanted you to continue it. I didn't want to have you go through the teasing like I did."
Sam passed the photo back towards her mother. "But, you were stronger than I was then, no doubt about it." Pam said sadly.
Loraine interrupted. "Alright girls, you ready?" She asked, popping up some where behind the stand. They nodded there heads.
Sam plopped down in the nearest chair. "Alright, let get this thing done and finished." With that, our favorite Goth girl took a deep breath, and plunged into a big pool of change.
"Box Ghost, what are you doing here?" Danny asked, slapping his hand on his face. Of all things that just had to be the scream…
"Fear me, for I am the Box Ghost! Run, be scared; for my awesome box powers will eventually take over your inferior world!" He screamed.
Danny rolled his eyes. "Wow, who knew you had such vocabulary; any who, bye, bye, Boxy." He said, than sucked up him up into the cozy little thermos. Yeah, right.
"That should hold him, I hope. Now, better find Sam." With that, our hero flew off into the peaceful bright sky.
Joshua creaked open the door and looked in the room. "I always knew there was something suspicious about that boy. His secret is safe with me. But a Box Ghost, come on!" And then he shut the door, leaving the dark eerie room back to the peaceful quiet.
Danny soared through the bright, sunny sky. The sun beat down on his face, but the wind cooled him down. The flying really helped him think, and he needed every minute of it.
His first thought was to fly by Tucker's house, but he knew Tucker wouldn't even talk to him, and he decided that was a dud choice. So instead of going anywhere, he continued to fly.
After flying for a while longer, his thoughts pretty much cleared out, Danny let himself land on the soft, comforting Earth. Although he loved to fly, it was always nice to return back to the land.
He let his feet sink back into the ground, and tried to get his brain to kick in. he figured that if Sam wasn't home, she was at the Skulk and Lurk.
He walked a couple of blocks and found it. A big, dark sign had the words painted in big letters. Danny forced himself inside.
It was really creepy. Candles were stacked in almost any place possible, and spooky music was played on the piano. The room was a dark purple, the seats black. He shivered as someone bumped into him.
"Watch it!" They hissed, there date on there arm. The two walked over to there booths and sat down.
After 15 minutes of depressing music, and not a single sign of Sam, and headed out the door, went ghost behind a dumpster, than took off back into the sky.
"Alright girl, are you ready?" Loraine asked. Shaking nervously in her seat, Sam nodded. Loraine twirled around the chair so she could face the mirror. Sam gasped.
The girl in the reflection was gorgeous. Long slick black hair, big juicy cherry lips, and clear moist lavender eyes. She blinked and noticed her eyelids were coated with a beautiful dark purple, her lashes covered in mascara, and her eyes had black eye liner on the top and bottom.
A shimmery concealer covered her face, and shiny blush was padded down on her cheeks.
Pam smiled. "Oh Sam, you look beautiful." Her mother said, placing a gentle hand on her hair.
"You called me Sam." Sam said, shocked. "Well, it is the name I gave you at birth no? Thank you so much Loraine." She squeezed the old friend. "I appreciate this." Pam said.
"No problem, hon. Come to me any time. You two, Sam." Sam said her thanks, and they headed out of the store.
"How does Macaroni Grill sound?" Pam asked, searching for her keys. Sam's stomach grumbled. "Awesome."
Danny watched the girl in the parking lost. He had never seen any one so gorgeous before. Long, shiny black hair; and she had the body of a goddess. He couldn't see her eyes, since they were hid by a pair of black sunglasses. Danny sighed as she slid in the front seat. He looked at the passenger, and noticed she must be the mother. He sighed as the beautiful girl sped off in her mothers' (to Danny's intention) mustang.
Since Sam wasn't at the Skulk and Lurk, or at her home, he went in the mall and scanned around for her. But he didn't see her at all. He grunted and gave up. Than he flew home.
Sam's mom pulled up in front of The Macaroni Grill. The two slid out and asked for a booth. The girl smiled and walked them to the back. She handed them there menus, asked what they wanted to drink, and left.
"Sam, I know this really isn't any of my business but…..I feel like there's something you're not telling me about you changing."
Sam stared down at her drink that the waitress just gave them. She nibbled her bottom lip, deciding on weather or not to tell her. Than, she poured out everything.
"Mom, you don't understand. All the heartaches, girlfriends, boyfriend less dates that I've had to deal with. I had to go with Tucker once on a double date. It was humiliating! He didn't even want to! He actually complained in front of the other girl. Who was it? Kelsey? Can't remember. But I've had to do three of those. THREE! First it was Valerie, then Paulina, Kelsey, Tara, Jordan, Jade, Audrey….." And then, she cried. Right than and there.
"Oooh, Sam, it's alright. Shhh, it's okay, you let it all out." Her mother hugged her and soothed her back. She could feel the hiccups coming from Sam. She choked on her words as she tried to speak.
"Danny is so clueless, sometimes I just want to slap him and blurt out everything! Also, want to see the ring he was going to give his first girlfriend, Valerie?" She dug into her old purse, and threw it on the table. "It's right there. He asked me to hold it for him." She sneered. "I can't believe I actually did."
Her mother took a look at it. It was pure gold….the funny thing was, it was a class ring. She couldn't help but smirk at it. She noticed something engraved on the inside. Once she saw it, she gasped. It was the one thing Pam Manson never expected.
Sam.
"Honey, why don't you take a look at this…"She trailed off, and handed her the ring. Sam's eyes grew huge. "B-but, it can't be."
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