Chapter 10
*Maddie's POV*
Liv and I haven't been on good terms since nine months ago. Now we're both graduating and it probably won't end before then. So, Liv's gone to a hair appointment and Mom convinced me to at least leave my hair down, so I wouldn't look the same as I always did. I also made sure that I showered long before Diggie was suposed to show up.
The ceremony begins at 3:00 and prom starts at 6:30. I'm pretty excited, but it'd be better if Liv and I were getting along.
Diggie came over at 2:00 and gave me a ride over to the church. Our car wasn't big enoughfor everyone, and Liv's dress could've taken up two seats on its own. On the way over to the church, I realized something.
"Diggie, did you realize that it's been a year since the time you accidentaly fell asleep in my bed?" I asked.
"No, but now that you mention it, it has, hasn't it?" he replied.
"Yeah," I said. "That was funny."
"It was," he agreed. "and embarassing." I grinned. It had been pretty embarassing to wake up with your boyfriend in your bed. But, as Diggie had said that morning, seven hours of basketball is really tiring.
We got to the church at 2:15 and I went to get my cap and gown. Diggie gave me a kiss good luck and went to find a seat with my family. Liv seemed excited too, but didn't say a word. Willow was waiting for the ceremony to start when I arrived. She already had her cap and gown on but didn't seem very happy.
"What's wrong?" I asked, walking up to my best friend.
"Joey wouldn't be my date to the prom," she whined.
"Oh," I replied, not sure how to react.
I walked down the aisle and looked around at everyone in the church. I spotted Diggie right away, sitting next to Mom, Dad, Parker and Joey. It looked like Mom was crying. After I got my diploma, and the ceremony had ended, everyone moved outside and my class threw our caps in the air. I found Diggie, and he lifted me up in the air. I could tell he was proud of me. He put me back down on the ground and kissed me.
"Now keep your grades up," he told me, after we pulled away from the kiss. "Or this ceremony won't have meant anything."
"Okay," I said, and we went to find Liv and the rest of my family.
*Liv's POV*
Whew, prom night! The night where fashion is actually a big deal! Well, a bigger deal. It's a big deal for me every day. I was nominated twice for prom queen. I'm not sure whothe other nominees are, but I still hope I win!
*Maddie's POV*
I got to the prom a few minutes early. Diggie arrived shortly later and escorted me into the gym.
"Lookin' good, Rooney," Diggie complimented. I blushed.
"You aren't looking half bad yourself," I remarked. He playfully punched me in the arm.
"It's like deja vu," Diggie said, gesturing towards the basketball hoops.
"Yep, they're just there to taunt us," I agreed. Diggie laughed.
After eating, the tables were moved out of the way and the dance began. It was what Liv would call "ideal romance" because of the atmosphere. Diggie and I danced, but I was kind of reluctant to. Diggie grinned at me. I rested my head on his shoulder and smiled. It was a moment to remember.
We were dancing one minute and the next Diggie had collapsed on the floor.
"Diggie, are you okay?!" I asked, nervous. He didn't respond. His limp body lay motionless on the gym floor. The music stopped. "He isn't moving!" I called into the crowd, he needed help, fast. Everyone stopped dead in their tracks.
"I'l call 911!" I heard someone yell, then they ran out the door to the nearest phone. A few people gathered around. Mostly Diggie's former teammates and some other friends of his. I knelt down and checked for a pulse. He was still alive, but his breathing was abnormal.
The ambulance arrived quickly and before I knew it, he was on a stretcher on an oxygen mask, and we were both in the back of an ambulance on the way to the hospital.