It was the night of the big dance. I sat at a table alone, dateless. Then,
out of nowhere he came up.
"Do you want to dance?"
"Me?" I asked.
"Um, yeah," he replied.
"OK."
He lead me out to the dance floor as my favorite slow song was starting. As I wrapped my arms around his shoulders I felt a surge all through my body. He smiled at me. I smiled at him.This was the most peaceful I had been the entire year! Suddenly, I felt eyes looking at me. I casually looked around and noticed people snickering at me.
Oh no! This was all a joke!
There was laughter and I turned around to face Kate, the meanest girl in school staring at me. "Wow, is this the only social thing you've done all year?"
"No," I responded. "I've been at every social event, but you've been too busy being the bitch that you are to notice me!" Did that come out of my mouth??
"No, I think that you're just too big of a loser for me to pay attention to. I can't believe that Gordo, of all people, would dance with a lowlife like you. You don't deserve to be dancing with him, or anyone for that matter! Now get the hell out of my face!"
I felt tears building up. I didn't want to obey him but I did. I ran out the back door of the gym and sat down on a bleacher, crying. My makeup was smudged, my hair ruined from the pouring rain. I heard the sounds of fighting from inside the gym and suddenly Gordo stumbled out. He ran over to the bleachers.
I couldn't let him see me crying like this! So I started running to the middle of the baseball field. He ran after me and grabbed my arm.
"Lizzie! Wait! Please let me explain."
"No, I get it, Gordo. I know it was all a joke!"
"But it wasn't! I like you, Lizzie! I like you a lot. I've liked you since the beginning of the year. But I knew that if I went out with you, jerks like Kate would screw everything up. But I don't care anymore! Please, Lizzie. will you go out with me?"
I was stunned, speechless. But he looked at me with those pleading eyes, asking me to forgive him.
"Yes," I said quietly, and I fell into his arms. He looked at me, his gaze lingering over my face, and kissed me.
"Do you want to dance?"
"Me?" I asked.
"Um, yeah," he replied.
"OK."
He lead me out to the dance floor as my favorite slow song was starting. As I wrapped my arms around his shoulders I felt a surge all through my body. He smiled at me. I smiled at him.This was the most peaceful I had been the entire year! Suddenly, I felt eyes looking at me. I casually looked around and noticed people snickering at me.
Oh no! This was all a joke!
There was laughter and I turned around to face Kate, the meanest girl in school staring at me. "Wow, is this the only social thing you've done all year?"
"No," I responded. "I've been at every social event, but you've been too busy being the bitch that you are to notice me!" Did that come out of my mouth??
"No, I think that you're just too big of a loser for me to pay attention to. I can't believe that Gordo, of all people, would dance with a lowlife like you. You don't deserve to be dancing with him, or anyone for that matter! Now get the hell out of my face!"
I felt tears building up. I didn't want to obey him but I did. I ran out the back door of the gym and sat down on a bleacher, crying. My makeup was smudged, my hair ruined from the pouring rain. I heard the sounds of fighting from inside the gym and suddenly Gordo stumbled out. He ran over to the bleachers.
I couldn't let him see me crying like this! So I started running to the middle of the baseball field. He ran after me and grabbed my arm.
"Lizzie! Wait! Please let me explain."
"No, I get it, Gordo. I know it was all a joke!"
"But it wasn't! I like you, Lizzie! I like you a lot. I've liked you since the beginning of the year. But I knew that if I went out with you, jerks like Kate would screw everything up. But I don't care anymore! Please, Lizzie. will you go out with me?"
I was stunned, speechless. But he looked at me with those pleading eyes, asking me to forgive him.
"Yes," I said quietly, and I fell into his arms. He looked at me, his gaze lingering over my face, and kissed me.
