Luck Isn't Everything.

Kellin had cancelled band practice until sometime after seven because his parents needed him to go with them to a company dinner, so after school Justin and I headed to the movies. We had a twenty minute wait so we made small talk again and this time we weren’t awkward or silent.

“You can’t possibly thing Luigi is better than Mario!”

“Yepppp!” I said and popped the p longer.

“Oh, come on! He wouldn’t even exist if it wasn’t for Mario!” Justin fought back.

“Whatever! He’s short and fat and can’t see the fact that Peach is really in love with Bowser and that’s why she’s always missing!” I laughed.

“When you talk, do you hear yourself? Or is it just word vomit?”

“Hush it!” I laughed again. “So what’s going on between you and Willow?” I wiggled my eyebrows at him and feeling a bit scared deep inside of what his answer might be.

“Willow? Ugh, why are you bring her up?” he said. The guy who was holding the ropes to let us in finally cut it loose and we all swarmed in picking our seats. We sat at the very top in the middle seats that were specifically made for two.

“Because this morning you were just whatever about her and then a few hours later you were aggravated with her.”

“She’s nothing, okay? There isn’t anything going on. Now, can we not talk about her and talk about how you’re gonna tell Liam about your shiner.”

I lifted my hand to my face and lightly pressed it to where Trey had punched me. I hadn’t even thought about what I would tell my Mom and Liam when I got home later tonight after shopping with Willow. “I’ll just tell them what happened.”

“Liam would destroy him.”

“Maybe, but you already took care of it. Which speaking of… What all did you do to him?” I questioned him. He stiffened up and turned to stare at the screen instead of me. He was silent for a few seconds and then the theatre room went black.

“Oh look, no time. The movie’s starting.”

After the movies Justin had dropped me off at the Mall where I met up with Willow. He walked me all the way inside into the food court where she was enjoying a Jack in the Box Oreo Cookie Shake. “There you guys are,” she said, “I was beginning to think you guys were gonna bail on me.” The look was specified to Justin. “Anyways, ready to shop?

“Yeah.”

“Alright, I have band practice so I’ll be back for you around 9:30pm, does that sound okay?” he asked. He was fidgeting with his sleeve and then pulled out to set an alarm for 9:15pm, probably when he’d leave to come get me.

“Oh Justin, you don’t have to worry about it. I can take her home.”

“I, uh, I can just wa-“ I started.

“Thanks for the offer, but no thanks. I’ll be here at 9:30pm” he said as he turned on his heel and walked off.

“Well alrighty then.”

We had already been to four stores and we still couldn’t find “the perfect dresses”. We were in the fitting rooms at Macy’s trying on a few more and only had about 30 minutes left before Justin got here so we had to hurry.

“Here, what about this one? Does it make me look fat?” she asked. She was wearing an orange/peach dress that had sequins on her chest.

“I think it looks fine.” I said slowly. She did look good in it, but I didn’t want to make small talk. All afternoon she kept trying to keep a conversation, and I gave her points for effort, but I wasn’t comfortable being out with her.

“So how long have you known Justin?” She asked. She’d been trying to “casually” ask me things about my friendship with him the entire time we’d been shopping. I was slightly amused, but mostly aggravated.

“We met in middle school, been friends ever since.” I tried on a light turquoise dress and looked myself in the mirror. It looked great on me, but not as great as a red one I had tried on at Sears, which I couldn’t get over. I pulled my phone out and texted Justin, laughing silently to myself.

To: J-Hottttt
From: F-Gorgeous
Your girlfriend is asking about you again. She’s been asking about you all night.

To: F-Gorgeous.
From: J-Hottttt
She told you??!?!

To: J-Hottttt
From: F-Gorgeous
I was just kidding.. and WHAT?!

“Is this some kind of sick joke?” I shouted. Taking off the dress and putting my clothes back on as my phone kept going off. Justin was trying to call.

“What? What happened?” She asked from the fitting room beside me.

“You and Justin are dating?”

“Oh, that.” She said slowly, “Yeah, we have been for about a few weeks or so.”

“So you both lied to me!” I scoffed getting out of the changing room with my things. She immediately got out as well, still wearing the dress from earlier that was unzipped from the back. She tried to chase a few steps after me, holding the dress up at her chest.

“Where are you going??!”

“Home!” I shouted and exited the store. My phone continued to buzz from texts from Justin after I refused to answer his calls.

To: F-Gorgeous
From: J-Hottttt
I can explain.

To: F-Gorgeous
From: J-Hottttt
Fiona please talk to me.

To:F-Gorgeous
From: J-Hottttt
I’m sorry you had to find out this way

To:F-Gorgeous
From: J-Hottttt
Willow just told me you left the mall. Please go back, I’ll pick you up and we can talk about it on the way to your house.

I ignored the messages and pretty soon his picture appeared on my screen as an oncoming call again. I pressed ignore about six or seven times before regretting not answering. The walk home was going to be long and it was getting ridiculously cold.

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