The hot summer sun glinted down as two teenage girls staggered out of the mall, each laden down with a half a bags each. Becca was beaming. She’d found this great sky blue prom dress that just perfectly matched her hair, and she could already imagine herself in Brad’s arms, slow dancing at the center of the gym as they were announced as prom king and prom queen. They’d share a wonderful kiss, and after words…..Becca barely stifled a squeal of excitement at the thought.
It wasn’t just dresses they’d found, though. Once Emily and Becca started shopping it was hard to slow down, and everything from shoes to bras to additional cute outfits was loaded into the huge pile. The two girls glanced around the parking lot, confused for a second. For some reason, neither of them could remember what car they’d come in suddenly. Scanning the lot, Emily spotted a cute little white car and lit up! There it was! How could she have forgotten her car, especially after all the begging to get it in the first place? She was such an airhead sometimes, she thought.
The two girls piled into the car—it was a bit of a struggle to get everything loaded into the trunk, but they’d managed it—and they headed back to Emily’s house to unload the bags and get changed for the pool party. Nobody else was home, and the girls quickly got changed into their bikinis. Becca was sure that her bikini would catch Brad’s eye. True, it was white, but even by bikini standards it was skimpy. Emily, in her own orange bikini. approved. “Girl, he won’t be able to keep his eyes off you!” She said excitedly.
Around 6pm it was finally time to head over to Damian’s place. His family was one of the town’s richest and most influential, but his parents were constantly out of town for some sort of business trip or another, which meant Damian and his siblings largely had the place up themselves. Which meant that they threw massive parties, all the time. Tonight was supposed to be one of the largest yet.
Rolling up to the mansion, Emily and Becca saw that there were already a number of cars parked in front. They found an open spot and slid out, hurrying towards the house. The sounds of laughter and loud music playing from the backyard greeted them as they approached. Glancing down, Emily realized that she was still holding the camera. She’d meant to live it in the car, but she didn’t feel like walking back now that they were finally here.
Damian’s brother Alex was standing at the the door, directing guests towards the back. “Ladies.” He said with a smile. “Heeeey.” Becca and Emily chorused. Making their way to the backyard…..