We hear the DJ tell everyone the last dance is coming up over the speaker system. I turn to Cassie.
“C’mon, dance with Jack. Just be nice.” She rolled her eyes, and sighed, then stomped off to the gym to find Jack. Sweet victory. Time to go calm Lixue down before she has a heart attack from seeing all her friends slow dancing.
By this time, Steph has separated from Taylor and is moving towards the bathroom as quickly as possible, so I follow her as fast as my sparkly, uncomfortable heels will let me. I make it to the bathroom right behind her to see she’s a strange mix of mad and sad.
“Ooohh… tell me what happened.” In broken words she describes how she likes Taylor as a friend, but she knows he’ll ask her out, and she knows she’ll say no. I selfishly wonder what happened to all my drama as a comfort Stephi.
We come out of the bathroom in time to see Jack bend his 5’9” frame down to Cassie’s 5’1” ear to whisper in it. She smiles and replies. Did I see what I think I saw??? Cassie comes over to me all happy and tells me she’s going out with Jack. Again, where’s MY drama? Oh well… maybe next time. I pull on the too large coat I borrowed from Maria’s mother, and promptly get swallowed in the folds, and follow Maria and Steph out to the car to go to Maria’s for a sleepover.
