Dawn's Big Date by Ann M. Martin

Author:Ann M. Martin [M. Martin, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

There’s one thing about New York City I can’t get used to. It’s how bright it is at night. The bridges, the buildings, the highways — they’re so lit up you can hardly see the stars.

We weren’t actually in the city. But we were right outside it. Mary Anne, Logan, and I sat in the backseat of the Brunos’ big car as Mr. Bruno drove toward LaGuardia Airport. Lewis had tried to get a flight into our local airport but those flights were booked. It’s easier to get a flight into LaGuardia because more planes land there.

Logan and Mary Anne held hands during the entire trip. It made me feel a little weird to be sitting back there with them.

“I can’t wait to see Lewis,” said Logan.

“Thank goodness he’s finally here,” Mary Anne added. “The waiting was killing me.”

Killing her! What about me? I felt as if I’d been waiting forever. The last week had been the longest one in my life!

“Be careful,” said Mrs. Bruno to her husband. “Take it slow. We have lots of time.” It was eight o’clock. Lewis was coming in at 8:38, and we’d all be there to meet him.

“Please leave the driving to me,” said Mr. Bruno in a low voice. I didn’t blame him for being aggravated. Mrs. Bruno was a terrible backseat driver. I don’t think she was used to being in city traffic.

Talk about bright. The airport was a blaze of lights. And people were everywhere. Airports always amaze me. So many people (not to mention so many jets) are going in so many different directions at once. It looks like mass confusion. Yet, for the most part, everyone gets where they’re going.

“This is so exciting,” said Mary Anne, as we followed Mr. and Mrs. Bruno down a long (bright) hall to Gate 12. That was the gate Lewis would come through when he got off the plane. “Isn’t it exciting, Dawn?”

“Oh, yeah, it is,” I replied.

I really felt more sick than excited. I was so nervous, a knot had formed in the pit of my stomach. This was the big moment. Lewis would step off that plane and we’d finally meet.

They say first impressions last. That’s why I had done my best to make an unforgettable first impression. On Thursday afternoon I took all my baby-sitting money and went to Zingy’s. It’s this great store that sells very trendy clothes. I didn’t even take Mary Anne with me. I wanted to go by myself.

The salesperson at Zingy’s had short maroon hair and four holes pierced in each ear. At first I was intimidated by her hair, but she turned out to be very nice. She helped me put together a great outfit, which was what I was wearing as we waited for Lewis.

Here’s the outfit: black ballet slippers; black lace capri leggings; a short metallic silver skirt with all this crinoliny stuff underneath that made it poof out; a stretchy, tight, black-and-white-striped top with long sleeves. I’d bought six rubber bangle bracelets, and a new pair of feather earrings that reached down to my shoulder.

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