2 years later.

Emily's POV

I got home after 6 long hours of school. It was Wednesday finally! Even though I was one of the best students, school was getting ponderous. I am glad the classes are almost over. One week left.

Mom was in the kitchen cooking our lunch, I've spent a lot of thime with her because dad went to Huntington Beach due to his newest job, he has been gone for one month now.

"Hello mom"

"Hi Emy" she said as she kissed my cheek, she seemed to be happy, since dad left she had barely smiled.

The food was ready so we sat and started eating. Mom kept smiling and it was freaking me out.

"Okay, what's the matter mom? Why are you so happy?"

"Your dad called this morning, he is arriving today"

"That's great!"

"Yes, he must be here around 8 o'clock"

"I thought he wouldn't be able to be at my prom"

"Don't be so dramatic Emily, he only left for a short period of time"

"Mom. I am not being dramatic, my prom is this weekend."

"Oh..." she tapped her mouth with her hand, "I totally forgot. I am sorry."

"So, when are we buying my dress"

"We can go today, before your dad arrives. Have you decided the color yet?"

"I want a black one"

"I knew you would say that. And who will be your partner?"

"Andy. Who else?" I sighed.

"Okay, so let's get ready and go to the mall"

Mom and I headed to the closest mall. It wasn't that big but it had a lot of stores. We look for the dress I wanted in 3 different stores, we haven't found anything yet. I am getting tired and desperate. This is why I hate going shopping. We walked into a really nice store and we finally found a perfect dress. It wasn't short, it was strapless and it had a nice red bow.

I put the dress on and when I showed it to my mom, she nearly cried.

"I don't like like a princess, do I?" I asked, mom laughed and wiped a few tears away.

"No. You look perfect Emily! That dress was made for you" I smiled and put my normal clothes on again. We also look for high heels in the same store. They weren't that tall and they were black.

Mom paid for the stuff and we went home.

I went to my room and put my dress and high heels on my closet. I decided to change my outfit since dad was arriving tonight, so I decided to wear my Misfits' t-shirt, which was sleeveless and mom hated it becuase it had a "terrific skull".

I helped my mom to clean the house, the kitchen was the only dirty place so I washed the dishes meanwhile my mom cleaned the bathroom.

After 1 hour of cleaning, mom and I finished, we sat in the living waiting for my dad. We were talking about my prom like how long would it last and that stuff. The phone rang and I answered.

"Hello?" "Emily! It's Andy" "Hey, what's up?" "ahm... I can't be your partner at the prom" "WHY?" "Remember Joanne?" "Mmm" "I am going with her, sorry" "Dammit Andy, it's fine but I don't think I'll find a partner. The prom is this weekend" "I..." "I won't find a partner. I have no friends, I am an antisocial teenager" "I am really sorry Emily" "Gah, it's fine" "Sorry, bye" "bye" I hung up. I sighed as I tried not to cry.

"What the hell happened?" mom asked worried and pissed off at the same time.

"Andy is not going with me to the prom"

"But, why?"

"He is going with this girl he had a crush on since the dawn of time"

I was about to cry when dad knocked the door, mom ran to open it. As soon as my mom saw dad, she hugged him and kissed him.

"Ew" i thought to myself.

I also went up to him and hugged him, he kissed my forehead.

My dad gave a look to my mom and she covered my eyes.

"What the..." I said but my dad interrupted me. "We have a surprise for you" dad said and I sighed.

When my mom let me see, the Haner walked into the house.

I ran to hug Brian, I missed him. We haven't seen each other since 1 year but we had conversations on the phone.

I greeted Brian Sr., Suzy and Brent. Brian introduced me to Brent, he was really cool too.
We went to my yard and played soccer until the dinner was ready.

We all had dinner and the Haner were staying in our house, which wasn't big but had 2 guest rooms.
Brian Sr. and his family went to the rooms to put their stuff there, dad invited them to my prom so they would stay until the weekend.

"Emily, come here" my dad said from the living room, mom was sat next to him.

"What's going on?"

"Listen sweetie, I had a new job in Huntington Beach, you know that, right?" I nodded, "well, my new job is 6 hours away from here so we are moving to Huntington"

I stayed in silence as I tried to understand what dad was saying.

"I am not leaving" I mumbled.

"Of course you are leaving with us" mom said.

"No. I don't want to leave Crockett"

"Emily. You are our daughter and we cannot leave you alone!"

"No. I am not leaving Andy, I am not going with you"

"Emily..."

"You don't understand, I only have one friend on here and I am not thinking about leaving him. You know I am too shy and I dont know how to make friends" I yelled.

"You already have two friends in there, Brian and Brent and they will help you to make more friends"

"No, they are older than me"

"Emily, please. You have to understand that we have to be together. There are great schools in Huntington and I am sure you will make a lot of friends"

I sighed, I didn't want to fight with my parents, besides Brian could hear me, so I only went to my room and locked the door. I started to listen to Def Leppard.

I heard a knock on my door, I stopped the music and opened the door. It was my mom, she smiled to me and sat in my bed.

"Everything will be fine. I know you are afraid of changes, but sometimes they are good."

I nodded and sighed.

"oh, by the way, Brian is going with you to the prom"

"What?" I nearly yelled.

"Since you are not going with Andy, I thought it would be a good idea if he was your partner"

"Mother, are you crazy?"

"Yes and so are you" she said and she left.

Well, going to the prom with Brian would be nice but awkward at the same time.
I sighed and went to sleep.


*NEXT FRIDAY*

Brent, Brian and I have spent a lot of time together, after school. We went to different places, like the prettiest park on here, we went to the movies and we've played music together.

I tried not to talk about the prom but mom would keep talking about it when Suzy and Brian were close. I was nervous about it, the prom is tomorrow.

"so, are we going to dance?" he asked and I blushed.

"If you want to"

"I am actually excited about your prom"

"Really?"

"Yeah, I mean I already saw you wearing a dress, but now you are really badass and it's going to be weird, I don't know" we both laughed.

"well, you will see me tomorrow, so let's go to sleep, tomorrow is going to be such a loooong day"

He nodded and we both went to our respective rooms.

Notes

High heels | Dress