Plucked - Elizabeth Haley (red seas under red skies .TXT) 📗

from Owen. I stole a Look at him from the corner of my eye he was watching me and not his retreating female friend. He took half a step toward my house but stopped shaking his head slightly back in forth I was confused and stood but he mouthed dont and then headed after the girl. And I was invisible again. Had I been the cause of that argument? Did she know I liked him, had he told her i'd made a failure attempt at moving in on him? And most importantly did he hold there break up against me. No way I probably wasnt the first second or last thing on Owens mind. It occured to me that it was possible my hesistation about Asher was my hope that Owen and I had unfinished bussiness. It was time I got over it.  It was tiem I said yes.   No I mean Yes

At lunch  its me who's looking for Asher  today i'm going to say yes and he will smile and I'l grin then i'll go into full on dress obsession like the rest of the girl's in their scattered clumps throughout the dining hall but first I had to secure my date. Today everything seems brighter his uniform his eye's and his welcoming smile when I ease up beside him in the lunch line the girls behind him are to busy decussing the different shades of red to noticed I've jipped them. Hey he says putting fruit salad on both of are plates. Thank's I say not sure rather I should tell him now that I've made up my mind or wait until we are seated. Kayla say's a girl should always go for what's she want's. You would'nt hesitate at the finish line of a race giving other's an oppurtunity to win would you?

That's what Kayla had asked the night before.

And Bren had answered no.

"About the dance," Bren started while waving off  a bowl of pudding.

"I......want to go..... with you she had to resist wiping her brow. She was still so out of place with the whole boy's likeing her thing and she still half expected Aj to come forward admitting i was all a set up or team prank. But thats not what happened instead Asher looked excited instead he grabebd her hand and told her she would'nt regret it and instead of being embarassed Asher embraced her and Bren felt as if she was first to rip thorugh the finish line.

 

"Later and away from the academy the scent of blossoms was replaced with the mall's food court Lulu and I followed behind Kayla who had named herself leader of the expedtion, which was fine considering the mall might has well been china where I was concerned.

"Over there they just put in a new dress shop it opened yesterday!" Kayla say's sounding like a tour guide

I follow where she's pointing to in the window I see a dress it's rose red and stunning yet not over done as if for prom I want it and Kayla wants it to.

"I love it!" she say's when we get closer her reflection is line up perfectly with it and i wouldn't be a good friend if I tried to come between them.

"I have not worn a dress since the last time my Grandma Tru visited we had all attended the mayors ball it was there I danced for the first time I mean really danced and not with a boy who couldn't tell my feet from the floor tiles but with Owen. Grandma Tru who never missed anything practically forced us together. Owen made patient steps wit me across th dance floor he had clearly taken lessons. I let him guide not only was I rythemless I was to tougue tied to spark up a conversation. It was a good as time as any to apologize for the almost kiss it had been 2 months and I wanted to go back to speaking over the hedges i missed it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imprint

Text: Elizabeth Haley
Images: Elizabeth Haley
Editing: Elizabeth Haley
Translation: Elizabeth Haley
Publication Date: 10-25-2012

All Rights Reserved

Dedication: