Take this as platonic or not… I’m writing it as if it is but you can interpret it however .
! I’m totally not a writer , I have bad grammar and bad spelling this is just fun for me !
Next week would be Tommens winter ball and everyone was so excited , I hadn’t heard anyone speak about anything else for days .
Last week I had gone with Aoife to pick out a dress , we searched all over the place but i just couldn’t find a dress that felt right for me .
Aoife looked gorgeous in everything she picked , it was like she was made to fit into these dresses . She was a princess , she just looked beautiful in all the colours . However , I didn’t feel nice in any of the dresses , I felt as though my hair was the wrong colour for the dress or it was too tight and suffocating my skin .
We looked for hours and I just couldn’t find one .
I was sat on the little puffy stool outside the changing room as Aoife went in and tried another dress , I just stared and picks at my nails as I waited . It had been such a long day that I was just ready to go home .
After a few minutes Aoif came out with a smile on her face and walked up to the till with a gorgeous dress in her hands , I stood beside her and watched as she paid .
“This dress is a popular one , it’s a stunning colour.” The lady at the till said , she looked old enough to have seen generations of girls pick out their formal dresses .
“You know , with your fair complexion and gorgeous hair you would go perfectly in one of the new green dresses we got , I haven’t had the chance to put them out yet but if you don’t have a dress they are in the back .” She turned to me , looking at me with an expecting look .
“Oh no , that’s alright thank you.” I replied , shaking my head . I didn’t want this day to go on any longer .
“She’s just being polite , we would love to see the dresses” Aoife said quickly, reaching her hand down to pinch mine . A silent way of telling me to shut up .
“Oh fantastic ! I’ll go get them now.” The lady beamed with happiness at Aoifes reply , turning on her heels to the back door of the shop .
I huffed but didn’t say anything , rocking on my heels as I waited for her to come back .
She came out with three green dresses around 10 minutes later , laying them out on the floor infront of us . One of them was all sparkly and too dark of a green that immediately shook my head . The second was a pretty colour but the neckline was really weird so I said no to that one too .
The third one she showed me was beautiful I had to admit . It was an emerald colour that had a curved top , no sleeves and went down to a nice flowy puffy bottom . It almost got me excited .
“Katie that one’s beautiful , please go try it on!” Aoife smiled at me , picking the dress up and basically shoving me into the Changing room with it .
I groaned but did as she said , getting changed into the dress , looking down at it .
When I looked at myself in the mirror I felt… nice . The dress was pretty and the lady was right , it did go well with my hair . I had the smallest smile on my face as I moved around , looking at the mirror to see how it fit .
“Hurry up ! I wanna see !” Aoife shouted from outside .
I laughed at how impatient she was but opened the door and stood there , my hands dangling by my sides as I waited on her to say something .
After what felt like an eternity she finally spoke , “My goodness , Katie ! That’s totally the one.” She laughed , grabbing my shoulders and forcing me to spin around .
“Oh it’s beautiful , You look beautiful.”
“I’ll go wait in the car and get it heated , you pay and come to meet me.” She smiled , kissing my cheek and then going out the car .
I went back into the changing room , taking the dress off with a smile because i had finally found thee dress .
Only , when I looked at the tag and it said 500 euros my smile fell , I shook my head and left it there . Grabbing my stuff and going back to Aoifes car .
When i got into the car Aoife immediately questioned me .
“Where’s the dress? Why didn’t you get the dress?” She said , her voice all high pitched and mad .
“It was just too much , Aoif . I’ll go with my nan this weekend and find something .”
“Are you sure ? that dress was perfect on you , K.” She said , looking way too sympathetic for my liking .
“Yes , yes i’m sure . I’ll find something even better”
“Whatever you say.” She said , pulling out of the parking space and beginning to drive .
THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AT SCHOOL .
The monday after the dress shopping everyone was sat around the lunch table , talking away to each other .
Everyone was deep in conversation before Shannon turned to me .
“So , katie . I heard you and Aoif went shopping for dresses this weekend.” The little brunette said , her blue eyes looking at me . “Did you find a really pretty one?”
“Yeah I did but it was far too much so i’m going to a different shop with my nan this weekend .”
“Aww that’s such a shame , I’m sure we could all help you get it.” Shannon replied, her pure heart immediately trying to find a way to get me the dress I wanted .
“Oh no , no that’s alright , Shan . It probably just means it wasn’t the dress for me .”
“Yes you’re right !” Claire chimed in , smiling at me from her spot beside her big blonde boyfriend . “Your perfect dress is out there waiting on you , I know it !”
“Thanks , Baby Biggs” I smiled back her , playing with my hair and praying the conversation could just stop being about the dress I couldn’t afford .
“Where was the dress from?” I heard Johnny ask from beside Shannon , looking up from his lunch plate .
“I uh- just that dress shop near the chippy.” I replied , trying to speak quickly and move on.
“Do you have a picture? me and johnny are going shopping later so I can see if there’s any dresses like it.” Shannon said sweetly , her hands fidgeting in her lap .
“Uh… yeah I took one , I’ll send you it.” I nodded , pulling my phone out of my blazer pocket and sending it to her .
“Brilliant , thanks !” Shannon nearly jumped .
I had taken Shannon out dress shopping this afternoon , more for moral support than actual interest in girls dresses .
I nodded at all the dresses she showed me because she genuinely looked beautiful in them all .
She finally picked her dress , it was a navy blue dress with black details and she had spun around in it atleast 10 times before deciding it was the one .
She grabbed the dress and went to the till but before she could i stopped her .
“Wait , Shan . I think we should buy Katie the dress” I told her , feeling awful for her because earlier me and gibs had told Hugh he should buy the dress but he refused and told it that it wasn’t his problem .
“Oh , yeah , yeah we should .” She agreed , walking over to help me look through the green dresses for it .
When we found the dress Katie had shown us in that picture I took both dresses and walked to the lady at the till , handing her the dresses and my card .
I was sat in my bedroom , writing down lyrics in my book about everything i could think of . They didn’t really make sense but it was my way of communicating without actually speaking.
I was about to grab my guitar and play the lyrics I had just wrote when i heard I heard the door knock from downstairs , I froze and expected someone else to open it but when i heard no movement from downstairs I groaned and ran down the stairs , opening the door and getting ready to speak to whoever was there but i was greeted with a gust of cold air .
I looked around for who it could’ve been before my gaze settled on a little bag on the door step , I grabbed it and went back up stairs .
I set the bag down on my bed as I opened the bag , shocked to see the dress from the other day in there .
I was beyond confused , looking for a card or something but there was nothing . I went to throw the bag in the bin when the little circle on the handle stopped me , there was a small writing on it .
I rolled my eyes at the fact that Johnny had bought the dress , knowing he had got it when he went out with shannon so I took out my phone and texted Shannon .
K : “Thank you guys for the dress , it means a lot.”
I waited not even two seconds before shannon’s messages pinged .
S : “No worries ! You’re gonna look so pretty in it :) Also it was Johnnys idea so you should thank him .”
I smiled at her message , pressing off her contact and scrolling till i found the dress .
K : “Thank you for the dress” I typed out before hitting send .
J : “What dress?” He replied .
K : “What? The green dress?” I texted back , not sure if he was tricking me or being dead serious .
J : “I don’t know what you’re talking about :)” He texted back , making me laugh and shut my phone off to try the dress on .
