The School Dance
Chapter 1: The Poster
Jimmy, Cindy, Carl, Sheen, and Libby are sitting in front of the school, waiting for the doors to open. It's sunny outside, and it's hot, almost too hot to sustain human life. Carl, Sheen and Libby are rolling their eyes because, like always, their friends, Jimmy and Cindy, are arguing.
"The Earth is further away from the sun when it's hot than when it's cold." shouted Jimmy, obviously upset.
"No it's not! The Earth has to be closer to the sun when it's hot. Where else would the heat come from?" asked Cindy, who already knew the answer, but was playing dumb anyway.
"The heat comes from the fact that the Earth is rotated near the sun, not because it's closer to the Sun." said Jimmy, whose temper is slowly cooling off.
Before Cindy had a chance to argue, the sound of doors opening shatters her and Jimmy's 'heated discussion'. The five friends, along with the rest of the school, slowly enter the school, thoughts of summer vacation turning in their minds. As Jimmy, Cindy, Libby, Sheen and Carl are walking to their lockers; Jimmy notices a poster on the wall. They all stop to look at it.
It says "Attention students! On the final day of school, after your final exams, their will be a 'Prepare for summer vacation' dance. Come alone or with a special friend, it doesn't matter! The dance is located in the cafeteria, right after school. Best of all, the dance is free, and everybody is welcome. Please join us in the fun!"
The five friends look at the poster, stunned. Almost immediately, after reading the poster a second time, Sheen puts his arm around Libby and asks smoothly if she would go to the dance with him. She happily replies yes. For some people, the poster was just bad news. After reading the poster a second, third, and even a fourth time, Jimmy throws his hands up in disgust and simply walks away. The other four friends look at him with concern, and then walk away themselves