Zoey, who was facing the mirror, was fixing the little details. She wanted to look perfect for William. She did not know why she was doing this. She never spent this much time in front of the mirror before, especially for a guy.
Lola and Nicole walked into the room and they were shocked to see Zoey spending all her time in front of the mirror.
"Why don't you marry the mirror?" Lola suggested.
"Funny… I just have to fix these last details." Zoey informed, "So when are you dates picking you up?"
"We're meeting them there… Do you want to walk with us?" Nicole asked.
"William said he was going to pick me up here." Zoey stated.
"Why don't you call him and tell him to meet you at the beach… I'm sure he'll understand." Lola said.
"I'm sorry, but Will really wants this to be officiously date. He wants to be a true gentleman." Zoey was finished with the mirror.
"Okay, how about you marry William then." Lola said with an attitude.
"What's your problem?" Zoey wondered.
"What's my problem?" Lola repeated, "My problem is that you spend all your time with Will. I thought you were my friend."
"I am your friend." Zoey said. Lola's tone appalled Zoey.
"Then how come we never see you anymore. You're either with William or you either sitting with him in class, or even when you are hanging out with us, you are thinking about him." Lola debated, "Do you know how unfair this is for us?"
"So what, I'm not allowed to date someone just so you guys can be happy?" Zoey speculated.
"You know what… You do what you want…" Lola left the room.
Nicole was standing at the doorway all by herself. Nicole had backed away from the argument even though she felt the same way.
"Aren't you going with her?" Zoey said trying not to cry.
"Zoey, she didn't mean to say it that way, its just we never see you anymore and we're happy that you met a guy, but don't forget that he's just a guy and we're your friends… You cannot forget about us." Nicole addressed.
Zoey sniffled, took a deep breath and said, "You should go to the dance… I'll see you there."
In the boys' dorm, Chase, Michael, and Logan were leaving their dorm. They were about to head for the dance when Chase started to get second thoughts.
"I'm not sure about this." Chase confessed.
"Come on man, even if Zoey is occupied with Will, you still can have fun." Michael recommended.
"You think Zoey is going to be too busy having fun without me… Oh, man. I'm going back to bed." Chase said depressed.
"No," Logan locked the door, "You have to go the dance."
"Why… Michael is right. Zoey is going to be too busy with Will. I mean why wouldn't she." Chase debated, "He's taller than me, he's better-looking than me, he's what a girl wants, and he is what Zoey wants. All Zoey thinks of me is a friend, and nothing more."
"But you have to go to the dance." Michael pleaded.
"Why?" Chase questioned.
"Well think about," Logan began, "Remember how Zoey thought that Will was a jerk."
"Yeah." Chase said.
"Well just think about it… What will happen if she remembers that he is a jerk? When she goes into emotional distress, whom is she going to turn to? She's going to turn to her friend, Chase." Logan declared.
"That's never going to happen?" Chase argued, "I'm going to bed."
Michael stopped him, "Chase you have to go the dance because what if this dance is fate. What happens if this dance was your one chance to be with Zoey? If you never go to this dance, you're going to live the rest of your life wondering, what if?"
"Michael is right… You have to go." Logan backed up.
Chase took a moment to think about it. He knew if he did not go, he would regret it. He had to go the dance
"I'll go." Chase agreed.
Zoey was in her dorm all by herself. She was waiting for William for a few minutes. She was staring to think he was not going to show when she heard a voice outside her door.
When Zoey opened the door, she saw William standing alone and he was talking to himself.
"What are you doing?" Zoey giggled.
William turned around and saw that Zoey was watching him, "Well I was just… I was just trying to practice how to say hello… I bet you think I'm a loser."
"No actually, it's sweet." Zoey smiled.
"You look beautiful. I bet you're going to be the most beautiful girl at the dance." He said sincerely.
"Thanks…" She saw that he was holding a box, "What's that?"
"Oh… Well since its Valentines, I thought you would need a rose, so I bought you a corsage." He took a beautiful rose out of the box.
"You didn't have to." Zoey said.
"I know, but I wanted to." He confessed.
He leaned in to put on the flower. When he was putting the flower on, Zoey had remembered what her friends had told her. Zoey did not think she was spending too much time with her William. Nonetheless, her friends knew her best, and maybe she was spending too much time with Will. Therefore, Zoey had decided that at the dance, she would tell him that they would have to take a break.
After he finished putting the corsage on, he looked at her and then he said, "Perfect."
Zoey blushes after his complement. When she looked up, she saw that William was smiling back. Unexpectedly, William leaned in closer to her. He wanted to kiss her. He slowly moved in closer, but just before their lips meet, Zoey turned her head. Will, confused by this event, gazed at Zoey and saw that she was a bit uncomfortable.
"We should go." Zoey insisted.
"Okay." He said hesitant.
Zoey grabbed her jacket, closed the door, and they headed down the dorm. William then put his hand lightly on the back of her shoulder to guide her out. Then he did not want to make her feel any more uncomfortable. Therefore, he dropped his hand back down and since he had no idea where to put them, he slipped his hands into his pockets. He knew that this date was not going good so far. He had to make sure he did not ruin the night.
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