We walk around town for awhile until, we stumble upon the park. It looks way different from what I remember it to be.

"They redid the park a month after you left." Braden says.

"Yea. It doesn't resemble anything i remember." I sigh.

"Yea." He sighs too.

I walk over to the swings and sit on it. Braden follows and mimics my move.

"School hasn't really been the same with out you." He sighs.

"I really needed a break from my mother. Next year is senior year already." I sigh.

Its just now hit me that i have no idea what i want to be when i grow up. I don't want to be like my mother, utterly helpless. My mother had never lived alone, as soon as she graduated high school she married my dad. Had me 3 years later and never even had a job let alone work.

She disgusts me, she is living off of my dad, she does nothing to help him. I would bet you a million dollars if my dad left her she would be screwed.

"Hey, everything OK?" Braden asks.

"Oh-yea just um thinking." I smile.

"Ok?" He says confused.

"My boyfriend is going to come this weekend." I say cheerfully.

"Awesome. I am invited to meet him right?" He asks.

"Of course silly." I sat playfully pushing his shoulder.

"Good. If he's a total douche. I'm going to say it." He explains. "In front of everyone."

"Go ahead. I'll prove you wrong." I debate.

Braden's phone starts to ring and he frowns.

"Who is it?" I ask hoping I'm not too nosy.

"Its Amanda?" He says confused.

"Here. Let me talk to her." I say snatching his phone and accepting the call.

"Hello? Braden?" Amanda asks, obviously a little tipsy.

"No. Its Serena." I dead pan.

"What the fuck Are you doing with MY boyfriends phone?" She asks enraged.

"First of all he's not your boyfriend anymore and second I would prefer your potty mouth to stay away from Braden's dick and change it to maybe someone with AIDS." I say in a cheery tone.

"What! No! I would never- you bitch!" She stutters.

"Oh Amanda I can't hear you over your now AIDS filled mouth. Go suck some more Dicks." I say and hang up.

"Wh-what did you do?" He says smiling with a burning mischievous look in his eyes.

"I did you a favor mister. You should be thanking me." I say sarcastically.

"Oh thank you Ms.Blu you saved my life." He says rolling his eyes and putting his hands up in the air.

Are eyes meet for a second like they had last night. His eyes glittering for a second.

We just freeze for a second suspended in time. I break the silence by turning away.

"I got to go." I say rapidly.

"Yea I do too." He says awkwardly rubbing his back.

"See ya. I'll text you tonight." I say and I sprint off back to my car.

My heart is pounding in my chest. Not in that I just sprinted a mile way. I can't shake that feeling.

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After I arrived home I went straight to my room. Herra was sitting on my bed looking at some of my skirts.

"Which one?" Herra asks holding up a pleated magenta skirt and a sequined ombre one.

"Hmmm. Depends on the shirt." I say.

"Well I had been able to find this at a thrift shop." She says holding up lacy white cardigan and a beautiful exotic print tank top.

"Definitely the magenta skirt. The sequined one would've been too much." I decide and she squeals with excitement. "May I ask what this is for?"

"Yes! I'm going in a date! With thus guy I met online His named is Alex." She squeals. "And I want you to come!"

"A-are you sure I mean it is a date." I counteract.

"Of course! And just so you can check him out making sure he isn't s rapist or something." She jokes.

"Ok! Let me find something to wear." I say scrambling to my closet to find something to wear.

I comb through my clothes until I settle on a two piece dress. It has long sleeves but the top is like a crop top. The bottom a pencil skirt.

I take my clothes into the bathroom and change. I apply light makeup, as always, and continue to help Herra get ready. I curl her hair and do her makeup perfectly. The liner exactly symmetrical to the other. Her eye shadow blended to perfection and her contour breath takingly sharp.

I then let her drive my old white jeep to the date while I follow her in my White Cadillac.

We arrive at the only Latino restaurant in town, Bar mexicano y parrilla.

Herra steps out and goes to the hostess and I follow her. The hostess then guides Herra to a booth. I wait my turn and I'm seated at a single table near the couple.

I get a good look at Alex. He is about 5'8, a square jaw, ski slope nose and tanned skin. He was wearing a nice striped dress shirt and slacks.

He stands up to give Herra some flowers. White tulips, her favorite, how did he know? She gladly takes them and her face turns a shade of link when everyone looks at them.

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After the dinner they both left and exchanged numbers. I followed Herra to her tiny house near the ice cream parlor in town.

I burst out of the car excited to see how the date went. From my view it seemed to have gone great.

"How'd it go?" I yell through the house after opening the door.

"It went great!" Herra yells back and I can obviously tell she's in the bathroom.

She's probably washing off the makeup

"He's a real gem!" Herra exclaims.

"I'm so happy for you!" I yell.

"Im happy for myself!" She squeals. "Maybe he is my prince charming?!"

"He just might be." I say and with that I had to leave, it was getting late.

I said my farewells to Herra and left to go home.

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I snuggle into bed. Wearing just a old highschool T-shirt.

My phone vibrates BT I'm too tired to check it.

I drift off into a peaceful sleep.

Hey guys! I bet u guys thought that Braden and Serena were going on a Date but no! I fooled u guys! Lol. Please vote comment and enjoy!

-hailee

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