Chapter 22

Sunday came around quicker than expected . I woke up feeling excited but nervous . And after spending like an hour in bed , I finally got up to start my day .

I went downstairs where my aunt was sitting on the dining table sipping her coffee. When she saw me she smiled and said "good morning dear ." I said good morning back and went to get some food.

As I was waiting for my oatmeal to get ready I got a text from Ari, " Don't forget I'm coming over today to help you get ready ;) " . I chuckled at her text right as the microwave beeped .

I took my bowl and sat in front of auntie . Auntie put her coffee down and looked at me ," So are you excited ?" she asked me . I looked at her and nodded , "I'm excited , I look forward t it ." I said then took a bite of my oatmeal. Auntie smiled at me then said , "Well I hope it goes well." then she left the table.

I continued eating my oatmeal and just as I was about to finish Felix jumped on my lap and got up to my face. I pushed his face off and got up with him in my arms , "Good morning Felix , yes I'm gonna get you food no need to keep meowing at me. " I said then I gave him food . He instantly left me and went to eat his food.

I went back to the table and finished my food . Once I was finished I decided to do the dishes because it started pile.

After I finished the dishes I went and studied since I had a lot of tests next week and I had quite a bit of homework .

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Hours later , it was 4 pm. I was waiting for Ari to reach my home .

' She is late.' I said to myself, and just as I was about to call her , I heard a car pull up and I instantly knew that it was her. I quickly went outside to meet her.

" Come on girl we got to get you ready . " Ari said the second she saw me , she grabbed my hand and pulled me inside the house. "Ari, slow down !" I told her while chuckling .

"Slow down ? Girl you're lucky I'm not dragging you even faster! I'm so happy this is finally happening." She exclaimed . I looked at her confused " Finally? since when have you been waiting for this ?"

Ari gave a look , "Adam and I have waiting for Alec and you to get together since you guys met ."

" Alec too? Come on guys why are you waiting for my love life. You should focus on yours ." I teased her. She glared at me , "Shut up." she said .

I laughed and let her drag me to where ever she wanted.

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"So have you decided what you want to wear ?" Ari asked me . I shrugged my shoulders " No , not really ." I said. "Well , do you know where his is taking you?" she asked again. "Nope " I said again.

"Claire!" Ari exclaimed . "What?!" I asked her . "You should ask this stuff, so you know how to get ready . " she practically yelled at me . "Well , I didn't , so nothing to be done about that ." I said .

"Uggghh, okay then we need something practical , so no dresses ." Ari said while frowning , "Say where is your closet ?" she asked me.

I showed her where my closet was , " Why don't you ever where these cute clothes to school !" Ari asked when she saw my closet. It was as if I committed a crime . "I'm going to school , not a party . I don't need to dress up!" I said.

"Even though some of these are school appropriate attire , but you never wear them. " Ari wondered . I sighed , the reason I don't wear these clothes is that my parents bought them for me when they missed important events and when they broke their promises . But I didn't want to tell Ari that and make her feel sad for me.

"Listen , it's just most of these clothes , my parents bought for me when they broke their promises for me or when they disappointed me in some way . I just hate wearing something that reminds me of something they did." I told her , because she is my friend and I couldn't lie to herr.

Ari looked at me then said, "Your parents suck , but today si a happy day . Si I'm gonna help you choose something you like, okay?" I looked up to her and nodded with a smile.

"Okay then let's start looking." she said and started gong through the clothes .

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An hour and a half later , I finally finished getting ready . Honestly though most of that time went to choosing something to wear and the rest was to actually getting ready. We reached a point where I thought I was never gonna find something to wear when Ari found a cute sweater that I liked and I paired it a pair of jeans.

I was gonna put on a simple make up look, but the moment I opened the make up bag Ari snatched it out of my hands , because according to her " You are too beautiful , make up is going to cover that up ."

Now I won't lie and act all shy , I know that I have good genes but I still think make up would look good. After arguing for a bit Ari finally let me use concealer to cover some of the pimples that I have.

After I finished everything, Ari and I went downstairs to waits for Alec . "When is he supposed to come ?" Ari asked . " He said that he will be here at around 5:50 pm." I told her .

Ari nodded ," he should be here in a bit then." she said and I nodded in agreement. Felix walked towards us and rubbed himself against Ari , Ari smiled and picked him up" Hey little Felix , you're looking great little guy." she said . Felix meowed loudly and we just laughed.

Auntie came out upon hearing our voices , she took one look at me then smiled fondly at me . "You look beautiful sweetheart ." she told me , "thank you auntie." I said. Auntie smiled at then looked confused for a second then as if she remembered something she left the room in a hurry.

Less than a minute later she came back with a little box, "This for you." auntie said and handed it to me . I took the box and opened it. Inside was beautiful necklace .

" This necklace my mom, your grandma , gave it to me when I went on my first date. Now I'm giving it to you." she said.

"Auntie thank you , but-" I started to say but before I could complete the sentence she cut me off. "No no buts , this is a gift and you can't give it back to me . Understand?" she told me but tit was more like an order .

I nodded my head and hugged her, "thank you so much auntie , you're the best." Aunt Vivi hugged me back .

"Would you.....?" I asked my aunt as I took out the necklace and. She nodded and put it on me.

I turned around an looked at myself in the mirror , it was a really beautiful necklace. "It's gorgeous on you ! It fits you perfectly !" Ari exclaimed and aunt Vivi nodded in agreement.

After that auntie went back to her room and Ari and I just waited. A couple of minutes later we heard the bell ring. I was about to go over to open it but Ari reached there before me.

"Hey Ari" I heard Alec say. "Hey Alec , come in." Ari said . Alec came in and walked towards me once he saw me.

"Hey ." he said, "hello." I said back with a small smile . Ari looked at us with a huge smile then said ," well you kids enjoy . I'll see you later ." then she left .

After she left Alec stared at me then said , "You look beautiful."