Mom's Unique Punishment

by Suejrz

 

By this time I was fully immersed in my new life as a sister to my brother, a daughter to my mother, a slightly above average student to the sisters at Mount Saint Mary's and a nice girl friend to Gloria and a few other girls at school. I've spent many, many months totally involved in a girl's life so most of my actions seemed second nature now. I no longer had to concentrate on what to wear or how to coordinate an outfit or what shoes to wear. I no longer had to think about how to apply my makeup properly or how to style my hair. Polishing my nails and toenails was now a fairly common activity and I no longer felt funny shaving my legs during my bath. I was used to applying moisturizers to my skin to keep it smooth and silky. I always sprayed myself with perfume every morning and even learned to put my earrings in most days. I didn't want to have my piercing close up again.

My life seemed fairly routine now. Well, not really routine for a boy but it was fairly routine for a teenage girl. The days went by quickly and I was becoming more and more comfortable in all aspects of my teenage girl's life. It was hard to believe but before I realized it my freshman year was drawing to an end. June was here and there were only a few weeks left before summer vacation.

One day after school, Gloria and I were hanging out and she asked me if I heard about the Sadie Hawkins dance that was being planned..

"The what dance?" I questioned.

"The Sadie Hawkins dance. It's a freshman tradition. Since this is an all girl school we get to invite a boy to take us to the dance. You're coming, aren't you? You have to come. I wouldn't want to go if you're not there. I wouldn't have any fun without you around."

"Wow. I guess I forgot all about it. I wasn't really planning on going. Besides, I don't know any boys that well to ask them to take me to a dance."

"How about Jason? You sure know him well enough." Gloria laughingly said. "And you told me you still see him once in awhile. Can't you see if he can be your date? Please. You have to come."

"Who did you ask?"

"Oh, no one yet. I was planning on asking Billy Jackson. He said he would take me a while ago if I wanted. Please come. Please."

"Okay. I'll call Jason this weekend and see if he can come. I can't promise you anything though. He may be busy."

"If he says no, you let me talk to him. He can't be that big of a jerk to ruin both our nights. I mean it's our first high school dance."

Later that night when I told mom about my dilemma she said Gloria's idea isn't so bad. I'm pretty sure Jason would do it. He didn't seem to put off by your newfound femininity last year. And it can't hurt to ask. The worst thing that could happen is he says no. I was planning to talk to Alice tonight anyway so I'll just ask her what she thinks. If she thinks it's a dumb idea, we'll just drop it. Okay?"

"I guess. I know it's a dumb idea already but we'll do it your way."

I dreaded the rest of the evening waiting for mom to call her sister. I was hoping that they would all just think it was too goofy and drop it but somehow I knew deep down inside that Jason would end up agreeing. I wanted to tell mom about what he did to me but I was afraid to say anything now since so much time had passed since last summer. I still hated the thought of what he forced me to do to him last summer. I was still humiliated by that entire episode.

"Honey, aunt Alice thinks it's a wonderful idea for Jason to take you to the dance." Mom said as she came into my room. Handing me the phone, she said, "Here, talk to Aunt Alice."

"Hi Aunt Alice."

I talked to her for a few minutes about the dance. She thought it was a great idea and she was certain Jason would do it. "He's talked about you quite a lot this year. I know for sure he thinks you make one heck of a cute girl. Here he is now, Danielle. I'll let you talk to him so you can ask him yourself."

Talking to Jason was a bit strange. We have talked occasionally during the year but about regular stuff. Now I had to ask him to take me to a stupid dance. After a few minutes of idle chatter I finally got up the nerve to ask him.

"Jason, my school is having a dance on Friday night, the 23^rd. It's a Sadie Hawkins Dance so the girls get to invite the boys and I was wondering if you would like to come with me."

"You mean like on a date?"

"I guess, kind of."

"Is it a fancy thing? Will you be wearing a fancy dress and high heels?" He asked a little more excitedly.

"Well, sure. I mean I don't' have a dress yet but I guess mom and I will have to go shopping for one. This is my first formal dance and I'm not exactly sure what all the girls will be wearing but I'm pretty sure they'll all be wearing something fancy. I think the boys have to wear jackets though. Is that okay?"

"Sure. I have a few jackets. Okay, it's a date, Danielle. I think we could have some fun that night for sure."

I didn't like the sound of that but I just let it go. "Okay. Oh, my mom wants to talk to your mom. I'll see you. Bye."

Mom took the phone and walked out. As she closed the door I could hear her and Aunt Alice plotting my big night. But I was already getting worried about being with Jason again. I hated the thought of him seeing me wearing such an ultra feminine prom dress and high heels. And I knew it would make me seem even more feminine and appealing to him. But there was nothing I could do now that he agreed to take me to the Sadie Hawkins dance.

Since the dance was only a few weeks away, mom told me we'd have to start looking for my dress right away. I never realized how difficult it could be to buy one stupid dress but believe me it was a chore. We first went to all the big stores, like Macy's and Lord and Taylor but couldn't find anything. I knew I wanted something with spaghetti straps with an uneven hemline in a pastel color. Mom also wanted to make sure it was cut a little low in the front to show off my bosom but not too low to look sluttish. We had no luck at any of the bigger stores so we looked in a few smaller boutiques but still couldn't find the right dress. Finally, mom remembered a fancy store called Oh So Dressy.

"I bought my dress there for Carol's wedding there. They had a pretty big selection and I think they carried prom dresses. We can go there on Sunday."

This was the first time I ever visited such a fancy dress store. They must have had thousands of fancy dresses for parties, wedding, dances and proms. And we actually found a few dresses that we both liked. After I tried on a few of them we settled on our choice. It had the spaghetti straps that I wanted and it was just low cut enough to look sexy but still somewhat innocent. The straps were made from rhinestones, which added a degree of elegance to the gown. It was a very pale blue with some very subtle embroidery on the bodice. It was made of a chiffon material, very delicate and sheer with a silk lining as an under slip. Finally, I thought. Now we could go home and I could relax. Or so I thought.

As soon as we paid for the dress and left the store, mom told me we now had to find the perfect pair of heels, some jewelry to accessorize the dress and the proper lingerie and hose to wear. So off to the mall we headed.

I still felt funny trying on girl's shoes; especially fancy ones like I needed for the dance. Mom suggested I look for silver shoes since they would complement the color of the dress and coordinate with the rhinestone straps. Naturally the shoes had to be open toed with a two-inch heel or so. Once again we tried a few department stores and even some smaller boutiques. We finally found the right pair in our fifth store. By that time we had already bought a few pairs of hosiery too so the only things left were jewelry and lingerie, which proved to be the easiest to find.

So an hour later I was home with all my purchases. I hung my dress up in my closet and dumped all my other bags on the bed.

"Honey, you better try everything on together just to make sure it all looks perfect together. And we need to make sure your bra and panties fit you properly too and that they feel comfortable. Nothing worse than going to a party and feeling uncomfortable with what you have on."

I didn't really feel like trying all this stuff on but I knew mom was right so I just did it. I put on my lingerie in the bathroom and then joined mom to put on the dress, shoes and accessories.

"Oh honey, you look so pretty. You're going to look so beautiful that night when we get your hair styled and your nails done. You're going to be the belle of the ball. I'm sure Jason will be quite happy that he got to accompany such a beautiful young lady to her first dance."

Oh goody, I thought. Jason will be happy. I just hoped I would be happy too and that he behaved himself in front of my friends, especially Gloria. I would die if he did anything to embarrass me in front of them. That would be horrible.

I'll make your appointment at the salon tomorrow for your hair and nails. Oh and you should wear your shoes around the house a little bit to break them in before the dance. That way your feet won't be killing you halfway through the night since I'm sure you will be dancing quite a bit."

After mom left I took a few minutes and looked at myself in the full-length mirror. I did look very pretty and more grown up than I thought. God, I was maturing into a woman already.

  

  

  

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