3
Later that very same day, Rose sat in her room along with her best friend Helga Dahl and listened to the records Helga had brought over. After closing her door and locking it, Rose and Helga layed on her bed listening to music.
"Wow. This Music is so lively," Rose excitedly set up. "It just makes you want to get up to dance."
"Rose…speaking of dancing…how would you feel about coming with me on a date tonight? Fabri has a friend and you can be with him?"
"Oh Helga…I don’t know. I’m seeing Caledon Hockley."
"He’s only courting you Rose. It’s not like you’re engaged or anything! Come on…Jack is real fun, you’ll like him a lot. And besides, you always wanted to dance to swing…"
"Swing! Oh Helga no. Absolutely not. Swing is against the law. those dance halls are raided all the time and I simply can’t afford to be arrested…"
"Rose! Stop being such a worry wart! There will be no raid tonight and you will not be arrested!" Helga dismissed Rose’s fears, her blue eyes sparkling. "You will have a grand time dancing with a cutie like Jack Dawson. You haven’t met him but you will."
"Helga…I haven’t even said yes."
"It’s already set Rose because I’m not going to take no for an answer. So wear something that’s suitable to dance in, make yourself even prettier than you already are and be ready at seven," Helga gets to her feet, getting ready to go. "We’ll be picking you up at seven."
"Helga…"
"See ya Rose!" Helga waved before rushing out of Rose’s room, leaving Rose setting on the bed speechless.
Jack and Fabrizio are in Jack’s room listening to swing music, practicing some new steps. Both wanted to be ready for the night.
"So is this Rose pretty?" Jack asked his friend.
"Helga says she’s gorgeous. That you’ll really like her."
"So she likes Swing music huh?" Jack asked.
"Helga says she does. You’ll like Rose."
"I better and she better like Swing or we’re going to be in for big trouble. None of us need another raid tonight."
"Don’t worry Jack. There will be no raid. Everything will go smooth. You will like Rose and she will like you."
"If you say so," Jack shrugged. "So when do we pick them up again?"
"Seven. We pick Rose up at
Seven."
"Too bad Tommy couldn’t join us. His parents are really
riding him."
"I know. I just hope he hangs in there. I hate to see him
become a robot."
Jack solemnly nodded. "All
we can do is be here for him Fabri. If he does end up
joining…we have to let him know that we’re still his
friends. That we know he didn’t wanna."
"Whoops! It’s six o’clock! Gotta go," Fabri
gathered up his hat and headed for the door. "I have to pick
Helga up and then be back here to pick you up then we go pick up
Rose."
"Ok. See you in a half hour," Jack waved.