CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Hopes and Wishes
In the present time just after Christmas, Dawn received an unexpected call from her friend Janice.
"Did you hear?" Janice asked excitedly. "There's going to be a party at Cassie's on Saturday night."
"So?" Dawn asked. Cassie was one of the most popular girls in the school, with her flowing blond hair, perfect clothes, and perky personality. She and Janice were much further down the high school ladder of importance.
"So? . . . Cassie herself invited us!"
"Really?" Dawn asked doubtfully. "Like when did she start thinking we were in her crowd?"
"I don't know. But I ran into her yesterday at the mall and she invited us. And an invite is an invite. All the really in kids will be there . . . Like for instance Victor."
"And Cassie invited us?"
"Yes! So, are you coming? Oh, please say yes!"
Dawn's eyebrows did a small dance over her eyes. It seemed strange that they were invited but, "How can I not go to a party at Cassie's house?" she said.
"Good. We'll go together. I'll meet you at your place at eight o'clock. What are you going to wear?"
"I don't know. I'll try to be trendy."
"Don't embarrass me! Do you think I'll get a chance to talk to Victor?"
"If he's there, I don't see why not."
"I've simply got to try. The word around school is that he still hasn't started going out with anyone else yet, not since Rochelle."
"Well . . ."
"We can go talk to him together. I promise if he prefers you, I won't mind. Only, if you start going out with him, you have to promise to fix me up with one of his friends."
This sounded like a very unlikely scenario to Dawn. "Yeah, fine," she said, offhandedly. "Whatever. Same with you." She was trying to play down the whole idea of seeing Victor outside of school. But she had to admit at least to herself that she was looking forward to it. She knew she wasn't in his league. And she didn't want to hope. But still . . .
Hopes and Wishes
In the present time just after Christmas, Dawn received an unexpected call from her friend Janice.
"Did you hear?" Janice asked excitedly. "There's going to be a party at Cassie's on Saturday night."
"So?" Dawn asked. Cassie was one of the most popular girls in the school, with her flowing blond hair, perfect clothes, and perky personality. She and Janice were much further down the high school ladder of importance.
"So? . . . Cassie herself invited us!"
"Really?" Dawn asked doubtfully. "Like when did she start thinking we were in her crowd?"
"I don't know. But I ran into her yesterday at the mall and she invited us. And an invite is an invite. All the really in kids will be there . . . Like for instance Victor."
"And Cassie invited us?"
"Yes! So, are you coming? Oh, please say yes!"
Dawn's eyebrows did a small dance over her eyes. It seemed strange that they were invited but, "How can I not go to a party at Cassie's house?" she said.
"Good. We'll go together. I'll meet you at your place at eight o'clock. What are you going to wear?"
"I don't know. I'll try to be trendy."
"Don't embarrass me! Do you think I'll get a chance to talk to Victor?"
"If he's there, I don't see why not."
"I've simply got to try. The word around school is that he still hasn't started going out with anyone else yet, not since Rochelle."
"Well . . ."
"We can go talk to him together. I promise if he prefers you, I won't mind. Only, if you start going out with him, you have to promise to fix me up with one of his friends."
This sounded like a very unlikely scenario to Dawn. "Yeah, fine," she said, offhandedly. "Whatever. Same with you." She was trying to play down the whole idea of seeing Victor outside of school. But she had to admit at least to herself that she was looking forward to it. She knew she wasn't in his league. And she didn't want to hope. But still . . .