Weeks flew by and the winter dance was coming up. Adalina, Joline, Melonie, and their mothers all went shopping for dresses. Each girl had an idea of what she wanted: Joline wanted a white dress, Melonie wanted a black dress, and Adalina wanted an ice blue dress. At the dress shop each girl went to the section that had the color they wanted and each picked five dresses to try on. Melonie and Joline were easier to please, each choosing dresses within the first hour. Adalina had a harder time finding a dress she wanted, each dress fit her beautifully but she was having a hard time choosing a dress.
After an hour and a half she found the perfect dress: it was to her mid thighs and hugged her body in all the right ways. When she came out of the dressing room her friends squealed with excitement, "Get this one Lina!" Adalina's mother liked the dress, "I like it, and you can wear those nice silver heels you got last weekend, and your stud earrings and a nice bracelet," Adalina faced the mirror: The dress had a halter neck and plunged to show just enough cleavage, the front of the dress had a thin line of silver rhinestones and glitter. The girls had their dresses, so it was time for lunch.
They walked around until they found a suitable place for lunch. While they were waiting for drinks Jolene spoke up "So Adalina how does it feel to have two guys fighting over you?" Adalina kicked her under the table "I have no idea what you could be talking about," Jolene smile "You know, Colin and Jace both have their eyes on you, I'm never wrong about this kind of stuff," Adalina had no argument, because it was true, Jolene had a sense for telling who was going to be a couple eventually. The moms just smiled and decided not to say anything to their silly daughters. As they ordered food and ate, the small bistro started filling up and a familiar face showed up. Jace was with Marleene, a girl from school and an all-around pain in the neck.
Adalina looked down and ate her Thai chicken salad. Jolene and Melonie's jaws dropped and they looked mad. "How dare he bring her around you," Jolene was about to stand up, but Adalina grabbed her wrist, "Don't even think about it," Jolene listened to her and sat down, angry. They finished their food and got up to leave. Adalina slipping an extra tip to their waiter. As they left Jace saw them and looked longingly at Adalina, he saw the shopping bag and wondered what she got. He turned his back to Marleene, not even knowing what she was babbling about.
Adalina decided to call Colin and ask him to come a pick out a tie that would match the dress. Luckily he was already at the mall with his mom, so they were able to meet for shopping. They found the tie easily, but they decided to stay and shop for a while. While they walked, Adalina linked her arm with Colin's and they continued to walk around and admire the Christmas decorations. They were laughing and having a really good time together. Colin took his scarf and wrapped some of it around Adalina's shoulders. Adalina smiled at his displays of gentleness, they were enjoying themselves, just them in their little world.
They stopped at a pet shop, the dogs in the window yapping and pawing at the windows. Adalia smiled, "Let's pop in for a minute," Colin nodded "Okay," The walked in the warm store and went directly over to the dogs. They smiled and pet each of the little dogs. The elderly owner smiled at the two of them. One pup, a husky, was begging for attention. Adalina looked at the store owner, "Is it okay if I pick him up?" The store owner nodded and Adalina reached into the pin and picked up the husky. He barked happily and licked her face, causing her to giggle. Colin took out his phone and took a picture of the smiling girl, he wanted to preserve this moment. Adalina put the playful pup back in the pen and turned to Colin, "Let's go before I buy that puppy and make Yuki and very unhappy mother," Colin smiled at her joke and they left, smiling at the shop owner.
They walked around for who knows how many hours before Colin decided it was time to take Adalina home. On the train they stood up, every seat ended up occupied. When it came to her stop, Colin led her out of the station and she led the way to her house. He walked her all the way to the door. Before she opened the door she turned to Colin, "Thanks for meeting me at the mall, I'll see you at school," Colin smiled "Yeah," He took a stray strand of blonde hair and tucked it behind her ear. He leaded down and kissed her cheek lightly, "Sleep well
," and he was gone. Adalina had to stop from blushing but her face heated up anyways. She went into her house and went straight to bed, dropping her purse and shopping bag on the ground.