"Now Julie, hold still and I'll be finished in just a few minutes." Mrs. Capulet was curling Julie's hair so that she would look presentable for tonight's ball. "Julie honey, make sureyou dance with Mr. Thomas's son. He's such a gentleman and comes from a good family. "
Julie sighed, her parents have been trying to play match maker and put Julie and Peter Thomas together. But all Julie saw in Peter was a stuck up boy who thought he knew everything. She was defiantly not interested in him but she didn't protest and slightly nodded her head.
"I'll try to save one for him."
It was 8:30 when the Montague family arrived at the country club. Mrs. Montague was dressed in a long silk purple eveninggown, accompanied by her husband Mr. Montague. He and Ricardo were dressed in black tuxes. Each one of them had on an exquisite mask that hid half of their face.
The music started to play and soon the dance floor was filled with laughing couples. Ricardo stayed on the outskirts of the floor and watched the blur of colors and exotic masks spin around him. He spotted his parents attempting to do the Cha-Cha slide, which he had to admit was a pretty funny sight.
The fast beat song finally came to the end and Ricardo sat down at his table. All of the sudden, the lights dimmed and a slow song began to play. Ricardo searched the room to try to find a familiar face, but all he saw where unknown faces covered by masks.
Just as he almost finished scanning the room, he saw her. Right in front of him was the most beautiful girl he had seen in his life. She wore an exquisite red gown with a matching mask. Her long, curly brown hair cascaded down her back. As if destiny took a hold of Ricardo thoughts, she turned around and found Ricardo's eyes.
Both entranced by one another, they soon found themselves swaying to the soft music, lost in each others eyes.