The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 35
JUNIPER
I stared at my closet, knowing already there was nothing in here that I’d wear to a dance. In the past, I always borrowed one of Moira’s dresses. She had more than enough, and after she wore a dress once, she didn’t want to wear it again, so she didn’t care if I wore one of her dresses. It saved me money, so I didn’t mind wearing a used dress either.
I gathered my stuff and looked up the best bus route to get to the mall. I tried to avoid spending money on unnecessary clothes, but if Asher was taking me to Homecoming, I planned on looking the part. I thought about asking Asher to join me, but I wanted to surprise him with the dress.
t, and the mall was busy, which was surprising for a weekday. I had finished with my classes and homework for the day, so there wasn’t a time restraint.
e first one I came across.
mes at most wasn’t something I could justify.
.J.?”
I had left him waiting for me in front of the library. He told me to choose Asher, and that was what I did, but not before telling him I thought about choosing him. It felt like I led him on.
, as I
eep space between us.
w it was best we stayed apart.
, because once you say yes to Asher, it closes the bridge between us.
f us could even entertain the idea of being with the other.
to see Axel, but I made a point to stay calm.
et up with a girl for a date,” Axel said. He checked his w
it’s her loss.”
yes.” He had every right to go out with someone else. In fact, if he got his own girlfriend, it’d make it even easier to squash whatever feelings still simmered beneath the surfa
?” Axel asked. “I didn’t take you as the mall kind of girl.”
days were long gone.
solo today.”
s.
I said yes, but I don’t seem to have a dress fitting for such an event. Hence my trip to the mall.”
yet?”
ecide.”
ed.
h forming on my cheeks by looking to the side. “That, and findin
e case, then I have an idea.” Axel smirked and the
im, hating how I fell right into his trap. “You’re just as bad as Asher.”
probably worse.” He expertly dodged the waves of people walking thro
, and despite making several trips here, I had never seen it before.
e?” I asked, following him into the store.
e of them looked ridiculous, others looked like they belonged in movies.
store owner was nowhere to be found.
prices are reasonable, and they have a wide variety. Sometimes you have to dig a little to find what you want, but it’s worth the effort.”
aller compared to the women’s, and it did not lack in style. One of the mannequins was showing off a bright purpl
rdrobe consisted of various shades of blacks, grays, and dark blues.
or you if you wear…” He paused, looking around the store. His eyes brightened when he found what he was looking for. “That.”
rtle escaped my throat.
f it makes me look like a poof ball.”
o walk.
’d be stuck wandering around all of those high-priced stores. You’d end up just like Cinderella, unable to go to the ball because she didn’t have a dress.”
the prince, right?”
you look gorgeous for your prince charming.”