Behind the Costume Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Aly was dressed in last year's Halloween costume, a pink 60's dress with a poodle on the skirt. It fit Angela's retro birthday theme. Angela was planning to show everyone the true Alpha.

"Hey!" said Angela, welcoming Aly inside. The party was at Celia's and Celia was showing off her enormous home which fit the whole sixth grade. Hillary was dressed as a baseball player insisting it was retro because back in the days the African Americans had their own team seperate from whites. Celia wore leggings and a long pink blouse which she tied off with a rhinestone belt around the waist. Her blonde hair was in a side ponytail and rainbow earrings finished the 80's look. Angela wore a tie dyed shirt with cuffed jeans along with rainbow glasses and long necklaces.

"What year does that outfit represent?" asked Aly. "Hippie years" giggled a voice behind them. Angela turned around abruptly and scowled at Jenna who was giggling with Sophie. "Here" said Sophie handing a present to Angela. Then they ran off with Aly.

"Didn't she look like a hippie?" giggled Jenna. Jenna was wearing a tie dyed tee which she wore over her soccer shorts. "What are you?" Aly asked Sophie. Her hair was plastered with hairspray and she wore a bright green plaid dress. "I'm Tracy Turnblad from Hairspray! It takes place in the 60's" Sophie loved all musicals.

Just then Lauren came and Jenna and Sophie were quiet, then left with Lauren. Aly was glad they weren't mad at her. She watched as they hurried to apelike, Amanda Barbodos but she was distracted when loud shouts of laughter were heard from the front of the house.

Bess Wilder was laughing loudest. "It's Charlotte O'Keith!" Aly hurried to the front. Charlotte's face turned bright red espicially when everyone glanced at the beat up 1989 Toyota. "I didn't think Toyotas were that old" said Max. Aly raced after crying Charlotte.

"It's so unfair" hiccupped Charlotte. "What cars do people here usually have?" she asked. Aly paused. "Hondas, Toyotas, Chevrolets, Fords, etc." "But that car was a Toyota" replied Charlotte, angrily. "They think your poor" Aly said honestly. "Oh" said Charlotte after a while. "Well we are, kind of. Our other family car was stolen. It was a 2005. My parents change jobs often and I am in a family of eight kids" Aly raised her eyebrows. "Don't worry about it" "Thanks so much" said Charlotte. "I never thought such a popular girl would ever help me out" Aly was shocked. Popular? Charlotte read Aly's mind. "You are really popular"

The two girls headed back to the party. It was all yummy food, games and then Angela opened presents. Aly gave her a gift card to use at any store at their local mall. Charlotte gave her a sketch pad which Angela raised eyebrows at and Celia gave her a necklace straight from Tiffany's. Everyone gasped at it.

Then the party was almost over when Aly found herself in a conversation with the boys. It started out with David's retro afro then Max's football tryouts and then Logan's cell phone. When it came to Logan's cell phone everyone started sharing their cell phones so it came to Logan glancing at Aly's.

"What kind of phone is it?" asked Logan. "It's Sprint's Sanyo Katana" answered Aly, coldly. Logan went aside with Aly. "Are you ok?" "Yes, why?" asked Aly trying to soften her tone and act innocent. "You seem....." Logan was looking for a word when David's mom honked at him to hurry up. Logan turned and ran away. "Logan, wait!" called Aly. But he was already gone.