TheSterlingMansion
Benson Hill
It was official. I was finally going to meet Alexander's parents, and I had the invitation to prove it!
Chapter 11 Dress Code
What do I wear to meet parents?" I asked Becky in my bedroom later that day. "I don't have a thing! It's way different than trying to impress a guy. It has to be something striking yet appropriate."
"Hello! You have a whole wardrobe that screamsmansionwear !"
"Really?You say the kindest things!" I exclaimed.
Becky was stretched out on my bed reading one of her teenmags while I mixed and matched several outfits and modeled them.
"They all look good to me."
"But I have to look great! This one is too sexy," I said, holding a black bodice. "And this one is too casual," I said, holding up a HIM T-shirt. "How am I going to pull it off? This could make or break my relationship with Alexander."
"Thismag is full of great styles." Becky opened to a spread.
"For me?Are the girls modeling tattoos and tongue piercings?"
"I don't think so. But that doesn't mean it can't help inspire you."
"Alexander would drop dead if I showed up in a polka-dotted dress."
"Just give it your spin. If they're showing stripedKeds sneakers-then choose skull and crossbones Vans "
It was great to have a best friend who understood me.
But the models were beautiful and glowing in their candy-colored outfits. I guess I couldn't hide my slight jealousy of their perfect bodies.
"Hey, everyone can be gorgeous with airbrushing," Becky remarked. "And we are fabulous without it!"
"You really expect me to put my hair in a ponytail with plaid ribbon?"
"No. You'd wear pigtails with an uneven part and black lace bows. Or better yet, Wednesday Addams braids."
"You are onto something. Maybe we could start our own magazine.Something where the models dress like me.Gothicgirl!"
"I'd buy it, I'd totally not wear anything in it, but I'd buy it," Becky assured me.
"I'll be the editor, and we could have articles about music and fashion and we'd interviewCriss Angel," I said excitedly. "And in every issue I could be on the cover-like Oprah, but wearing all black."
"And Alexander, too," Becky added. "I bet every girl across the country would buy a copy."
"But he couldn't be on the cover."
"Why?"
"Uh..." I almost blurted out the true reason, but I caught myself."Because it's my magazine. Not his. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter,He'll have to get his own.How aboutGQ.Gothic Quarterly" I said, covering my tracks.
"Awesome! Now that we've decided on your career, we need to pick your outfit."
We matched a few outfits together and voted on them until only one was left.A black mini lace dress, black tights with knee-high boots, and a lace bodice.
"A marriage made in heaven-or in my case, hell."