I hurried around the house, fixing my hair and making sure that my dress looked alright. It was a green dress but was dark, dark green and showed off my curves a lot more than any of the others. I showed up to the hop by myself, like usual and luckily nobody noticed me. Standing to one side, I had a nice view of the entire dance floor. What I didn't notice however, was that I was standing by the host's box. Corny Collins himself was standing there and leaned down slightly to talk to me. We had a nice conversation but I hadn't turned to look at him, I knew him just by his voice. I told him about my sister and how she had auditioned for his show.
"Really? Which one was she?" When I told him about her, I could tell that he remembered her but he didn't seem sure about getting her on the show. I told him I wasn't here to talk him into getting her on the show. He asked why I was here and that's when I turned to look at him. He was so handsome that I lost my breath and my thoughts scattered to the winds for a moment. I shook myself slightly before smiling brightly and answering.
"Why, as a matter of fact, I'm here to dance." He smiled and nodded before turning and looking out at the dancers. I could tell that he didn't seem to think I was capable of much. Just as I was getting ready to step out onto the dance floor, I noticed Tracy walk in with Penny. I flounced over to them and hugged them both. They complimented me on my dress and I rolled my eyes but thanked them anyway. Penny told Tracy to get out there and show them, then they had a discussion about how to do it. Slight violence was suggested and I decided to intervene.
"Wait, Tracy follow me." We danced our way across the floor to the dividing rope and straight to Seaweed. He talked to Tracy and gave her permission to use his dance. They hugged and then he waved at me.
"Boy do I have a surprise for you." I winked at him as I walked away, leaving him looking surprised as I followed Tracy onto the dance floor. We danced together, wiggling and shaking perfectly in sync. Corny was looking at us, completely surprised but with his eyes glued to me. Tracy threw a kiss at Link and I threw mine to Corny. He laughed and clapped his hands happily then watched the boys join us. We continued dancing and Tracy laughed as she watched me dance perfectly. Corny motioned at us to join him but we finished the song out first. Amber was definitely not happy that Link had paid attention to another girl and I could hear her ranting to someone about it. I went to walk off the dance floor but Tracy pulled at my arm, begging me to dance more.
"No Tracy. I'm going to go talk to Corny Collins. I'm going to make sure that you get on that show." Sticking to my word, I walked up to the host's station and boldly stepped up onto the platform. That brought me up close and personal to Corny and I smiled dazzlingly. We talked for a few moments, most of which was him complimenting my dancing and asking again about my sister. He asked if I wanted to take the spot on the show but I declined heartily. That spot belonged to my sister and I told him that it would be a great change to have her on there.
"Think of what she could do for the show Corny. She's different but she uses Ultra Clutch every single day, she's spunky but she has her own ideas, and she can really dance!" Corny nodded and looked out at my sister on the dance floor again, noticing how happy she seemed and how she never seemed to miss a step. He nodded and held his hand out for me to shake. I smiled and hugged him instead, despite the fact that I knew that I probably shouldn't. My sister was going to be on the Corny Collins Show and finally get to live out her dream.
Mom was so happy that she ended up cooking an entire side of beef with all the necessary side dishes. She was ecstatic with the fact that her daughter was going to be a "regular" now instead of being on the side. I didn't have the heart to tell her that it would never be that easy. Days turned into weeks that Tracy was on the show and people were going crazy over the new girl and her unique look. Dad's joke shop was busier than ever selling merchandise and memorabilia for Tracy. The weekend was just beginning and I had spent the entire day at home, finishing homework so that I could complete my plan.
I put one of my best dresses on and walked out the door. I simply told my mother that I was going out with some friends and luckily Tracy didn't mention anything to her about me being a loner. I quickly walked the couple blocks down to the business district of town and glanced around for the store I needed. I had to ask a couple women for directions but they happily pointed me in the right direction. I stood in front for a moment to gather my courage and take a deep breath before entering. Once inside, I found the man that I was looking for and marched directly up to him.
"Mr. Pinky? Hello, my name is Lisa and I have an idea that I think you should listen to. It's about hiring a spokes girl and I think it's someone who would heavily increase business in this store."