Ashley

It was lunchtime and I was at a meeting of the dance committee planning our annual fall fling which wed been planning ever since school started which was sept. 2. The dance was this Saturday the 21st. I wanted to have a before and after party bc I didn't really know anyone in the school even though id been going to it since last year. The meeting on the 1st had been an imropmtu one anyone who wanted to come could. We were halfway done planning the dance. We had the decorations and food we just needed to put the decorations up in the gym which was what we were doing now. Rachel and another girl tina were there among others. There were posters all over the school for the dance and the following one in October the Halloween dance. And for the glee club show which was the 28th a week from this Saturday. Following that was the school performance of cabaret. I knew that they were also performing at sectionals this year.

The ballet school I went to was performing Dracula around Halloween and the nutcracker this winter.

I wondered why Rachel had joined the dance committee. Id never said a word to her but decided now was the time.

I went over to her. She was hanging a leaf on a wall.

"yeah?" she asked when she felt me approach.

"um. I was just wondering why you joined the committee," I said.

"so I could become more popular since people don't like me."

"oh. You take the same ballet class I do. Youure really good."

"thank you."

"so I don't really know anyone here and want to. Though I havent asked jesse I was also wondering if youd want to come to a before and after party this satuday for the dance."

"yeah ok though ill have to ask my dads. Thank you for inviting me. You should come see cabaret. Im going to be in it. And im going to be the star. I might be the star of Dracula too."

"um ok. Your dads?"

"yeah I have 2 gay dads."

"oh."

"whos jesse?"

"my adoptive dad."

"oh."

"im Ashley btw."

"yeah I know."

"oh."

I went over to tina who was also hanging a leaf.

"yes?" she said quietly.

"hi I was wondering if you wanted to come to a before and after dance this Saturday at my place. Theyre for the dance."

"ok."

Wow that was easy.

"ok cool. Im Ashley btw."

She smiled: "tina nice to meet you."

"yeah you too."

Well she was nice.

I then went over to Hannah, lily, rose and alexa.

"hey so I want to have a before and after party at our place this Saturday for the dance if you do. Ive already invited Rachel and tina who I just met," I told my sisters.

"ok ill invite tom," alexa told me.

Tom was her 20 yr old boyfriend. Theyd been going out for a year.

"and ill invite lucy," rose said.

"lucy?" I asked.

"this girl I know from here. Shes nice. She has 6 siblings. I think evan knows one of them."

"oh ok cool."

"I do," Hannah said.

"as do I," lily said.

"ok cool. Ill talk to evan and jesse about it today."

"ok."

I pulled out my phone and texted evan.