The Middle Child

Chapter 25

I grinned at Seth. "You planned this? That's freakin' awesome!" I gave him another hug. I turned to Dylan and Cayden. "I knew these dorks wouldn't be planning that themselves."

"Hey it sort of counts since all three of us did it," Cayden said, jokingly squinting his eyes at me. We laughed.

Dylan sniffed the air. "Are you all baking a cake?" he asked.

"Yup," Amy said, grinning. "It's vanilla."

"Sweet."

My parents walked through the front door. "Mmm smells like someone's baking something," my mom said. When she got to the kitchen, her mouth dropped at the sight of Dylan, Seth, and Cayden wearing a tux. "My oh my, what's going on here?"

"They asked us to prom!" Alexis exclaimed giddily.

"Aw and I missed it? That must have been wonderful."

"Yeah it was," I said, grinning.

"So whose idea was it?" my dad piped up.

"Guess."

"Hmmm...was it Seth?"

"Yes!"

"How did you know it was him?" Dylan groaned.

"Son, it's because I know you and your friends. Of course Seth would be the one to come up with this." My dad said and we laughed.

"Thank you...sir," Seth said, smiling.

"You don't have to call me sir. Just because you're dating one of my daughters doesn't mean you have to call me that. I knew you for years." He chuckled.

"Well we're going to let you all get back to what you were doing," my mom said. They smiled and then walked upstairs.

A few minutes later, Clarissa walked in with an envelope in her hand. Her eyes were wide and she looked nervous.

"Is that the Fashion Institute of Technology?" I asked her.

She nodded and gulped. She applied for different colleges and universities to pursue becoming a fashion designer.

All of us stared at her. I could tell she was trying to keep her cool. She took a deep breath and then slowly opened the envelope. While she was reading it, she kept a straight face. I couldn't tell if she was happy or disappointed.

"Did you get in?" I asked.

She grinned and nodded. "Yes! I got in!" she exclaimed, practically jumping for joy.

While she was shrieking, my mom quickly came downstairs. "Honey, what's wrong?" she asked with a concerned look on her face.

"Nothing at all! I got in at FIT!"

My mom's eyes widened and she gasped. "That's great sweetie! I knew you could do it!" she exclaimed, grinning. She gave her a hug.

"Congrats!" I exclaimed and also gave her a hug.

"That's awesome! I'm actually thinking of applying there myself," Alexis said. She also wanted to be a fashion designer.

Clarissa grinned. "You totally should!"

"Where is it anyways?" Amy asked.

"New York!"

"Congrats, Clarissa," Seth said, smiling.

"Yeah congrats. It's cool you got accepted," Dylan said, patting her on the back.

"Let's give her a hug!" Cayden exclaimed and we all hugged her, practically tackling her.

"What's all the commotion about?" my dad asked as he came downstairs.

"Daddy, I got accepted!" Clarissa exclaimed, showing him the paper.

"Congrats!" he said. "I'm so proud of you."

"This calls for a celebration!" my mom exclaimed.

"Well we made cake," I said. "There should be enough for everyone, including Jared and Madeline." Right after I said that, the oven timer beeped. "It's done!"

"I'll go get Madeline and Jared," my mom said, going up the stairs.

"Let's eat some cake!" I exclaimed, cutting everyone a slice of cake.

"Mmm this is good," Clarissa said as she took a bite of it.

"This is excellent," my dad said. "You, Amy, and Alexis should bake more often so we can eat it." We laughed.

Jared, Madeline, and mom came downstairs to the kitchen. Jared and Madeline's faces lit up when they noticed there was cake.

"Yay cake!" Madeline exclaimed, her eyes beaming with joy.

"Awesome!" Jared said.

"Jared and Madeline...Clarissa has to tell you something," my mom said.

They turned to her and she said, "I got accepted to FIT!"

"Awesome sauce!" Jared exclaimed, giving her a thumbs up.

"Huh? What's a FIT?" Madeline asked, turning her head to the side.

"It's a college. Your sister wants to be a fashion designer," my mom said.

She still looked confused. "Oh...okay." She smiled.

We ate the rest of the cake and then talked and laughed for a while. It was one of the rare times when we all came together like this, including our friends.

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A/N: So the girls got asked out for prom, Clarissa gets accepted to FIT, and let's not forget the cake. Pretty much everyone had a good day here :D

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