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piece of paper and scribbled down Annie‟s address.
“Pick me up here” she said.
“Ok” he said grabbing the piece of paper, “I‟ll be there at
seven.”
He kissed her again and she opened the door. She definitely
needed another shower she thought. When she got inside she
quickly hid the shopping bags under the bed again. Then she went
to get Ally at Mrs. Simons place. She got Ally some dinner and
took her shower. When she came out Ally was watching
iCarly….again! She grabbed the phone and went into the bedroom
and called Annie. She told Annie the whole story and asked if
she could help out. Annie wasn‟t comfortable but didn‟t want to
disappoint Kim so she agreed and they made plans. Tomorrow
around noon she would go to Annie‟s and spend the night there
she would tell her mom. Annie‟s parents were in some African
land tending after oil business again and they would have the
house to themselves. Jake would pick her up there at seven and
drop her off there again and Annie would cover for her. It was a
perfect plan.
When her mom came home she asked if she could spend the
night at Annie‟s. Her mom hesitated but Kim told her that
Annie‟s parents were gone again and she would really like the
company. Her mom had agreed and she hugged her. Everything was
going perfectly.
The following morning she packed all her stuff and hid the
dress and shoes in the bottom of her bag. She kissed her mom
goodbye and left. Her mom had joked to her on her way out.
“What are you going for the week?” she said pointing to the
bag not proportionate to a one night sleep over at a friend‟s
house.
Annoyed at the attempt at humor Kim left and headed for
Annie‟s place. She got to Annie‟s at noon. Annie was still
concerned but what could go wrong? Annie wasn‟t sure but went
along anyway. Kim showed her the dress and shoes.
“Can you even walk on those?” Annie asked.
“I don‟t know” Kim said sheepishly.
She put on the shoes and tried to walk through the living
room. It was not pretty but she managed not to fall. They
decided that she should keep them on to get used to them. Three
hours later she was doing a lot better and was able to make it
look less pathetic. She could actually pass for pretending to be
used to the shoes if she could limit her movement on them. Her
feet were killing her though.
“Sit down and I‟ll do your hair” Annie said.
She didn‟t have to say that twice. Kim sat down and nursed
her sore feet. Annie left for the bathroom and came back with
half a drugstore in hair care products. After fumbling about for
two hours Annie managed to do something with the hair that was
acceptable according to both. It wasn‟t great but earlier
attempts had only resulted in hysterical laughter from both of
them. At six Kim got dressed and put the shoes back on. The
pain was back immediately but she could hide it and it was
easier to keep her balance. When she was all ready Annie helped
her with makeup and then they were done. Annie stepped back and
looked at her.
“You look amazing” she said, “I hope not too amazing” she
added.
That is not possible Kim thought. She wanted to look her
best for him.

Chapter 7:
Just at that moment the doorbell rang. Kim and Annie
startled and stood motionless.
“Go on” Annie said, “If there is any problems give me a
call. I have my mom‟s car and can come get you.”
Kim hugged Annie and thanked her. She opened the door and
there he was. He looked great and his eyes lit up when he saw
her.
“Are you ready?” he asked and reached out her hand.
She nodded grabbed a sweater that matched her dress that
Annie had lent her and took his hand. It was a very mild early
March night. It looked like spring was coming early. She was
still chilly but she would have gone out like this in a blizzard
if she had to. He helped her in the car and got in himself. They
kissed and he started the car and they were on their way. She
apologized for her hair and explained that it just