The morning of Yule Ball was when we prepared our things needed for it.
This took most of the morning, especially since I was a late starter.
Both Lee and George had dates to the ball, which made me think, if this night went well for them, they may leave me a lone for good. Then Fred and I could stop pretending to go out.
When preparations were finished, it was time for lunch.
After the showers, we applied make-up and started doing our hair.
Only about 15 minutes before the ball started were we ready to slip on our dress robes.
As I look in the full length mirror, and adjusted my dress, I thought I look rather pretty.
I curled my hair, tied half of it up, and then let the rest drape down past my shoulders.
I had on gold eye shadow, and my favorite, Mocha lip gloss.
My dress was crimson with gold lining. It had spaghetti straps, and a V neck. It cut off in a slant, just below my knees. There were gold, sparkly sequins here and there on the dress.
As Katie, Alicia and I walked down the stairs, I could see Fred's and Oliver's eyes widen as they saw their dates.
I too was a bit shocked when I saw Fred. I could tell he really tried to look his best and it paid off. He looked positively handsome. I just wish it were real, and not all a fake.
"Ready to go?" Alicia asked, breaking the silence. "Err... Yeah," I replied.
Katie and Oliver walked down, arms linked, and Alicia walked down alone. Once down there she met Cody.
At first, Fred and I just sat there, then we started chatting I could tell Katie and Alicia were having a great time on the dance floor. I wanted to be out there too, but I didn't think Fred could dance.
As if he could read my thoughts, Fred said, "Angelina, do you want to go dance?" "Sure," I replied standing up. George and Lee saw all this happen, so they too took their dates out onto the dance floor, I could tell this friendly dance was soon going to a dance contest.
As the song grew faster, so did we. I couldn't see much around us, but it seemed people stopped dancing, and started backing away.
All of a sudden, the fast song stopped, and a slow song started. "So, you want to really tick them off?" Fred asks offering his hand. "Sure," I replied taking it again.
We start dancing again, but this time a LOT slower. I looked over and George and Lee, to see f they noticed. They were so engulfed in their dates, they didn't even notice Fred and I.
"Finally, this nightmare is over." I say sighing.
"So, you think going out with me was a nightmare?" Fred ask jokingly, as he raised an eyebrow.
"Well, no, oh you know what I meant," I reply punching his arm. Fred chuckled a little bit at this reaction.
At that moment, I caught his eye. I had butterflies in my stomach, and I quickly looked away. I could barley say word to him the rest of the night.
It was weird, before I always felt comfortable talking to him, but now I couldn't even say a word. He used to be my best friend, someone I could always help me get over loses, but now I thought that was all gone.
A few songs later, the ball was over. I could just barely say good-night to Fred. Gosh I had it bad.