It was June, almost time to say goodbye...Nina didn't want to, least of all, not to him. The Ceremony is tomorrow. She picked out the perfect dress with the perfect shoes to match! She didn't care whether the other girls liked what she was wearing or not. It was them that was wearing it, it was her. She never did care about what other people said in front or behind her back. All that mattered was that, she was finally, FINALLY, going to officially graduate. Graudate 8th grade! Graduate with her friends, with the friends that helped her become the person who she is now.
Oh my Gosh! I'm up, I'm up!!! Nina was up next, she didn't want to ruin her moment by tripping up the steps to receive her diploma. That would be a social suicide; but it's as if she had a lot of friends... Thankfully, she received her diploma without any embarrassment. She continued on down the stage to join the others who also got theirs. On the seats they were given, Nina was thinking about the escort she had. He had really, really beautiful eyes. When we walked down, I thought I felt a connection with him, Nina thought. But she was probably imagining, he would never like her. Never in a million years.
Great, I'm going to humiliate myself. Nina thought to herself. It was time for the dance, everyone will have a partner except her. It wasn't enough that she had to be a geek, but she had to be a lonely geek at that. Her friends, all of them, were asked to dance by some guy. Nobody asked her, just her luck. Everyone will laugh at me after this ceremony and keep on remembering this day till they die of laughter. She was not going to just sit there and feel sorry for herself. She has imagined that a day like this will come and she was prepared for it. I'll just take pictures. Yeah, that's what I'll do. Good thing she brought her camera with her. Her friends are going to ask for copies after, they wouldn't even realise that she was alone the entire night. But, she didn't care, it was special for them, and she wanted to keep it special. After thinking about it some more, a voice, shockingly asks,
"Will you dance with me?"