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Chapter 17: A night to remember

That day started off much like the others; horrible breakfast, work out, and lunch. The only difference was that there was no boring three hour movie. They decided that the girls needed three hours to get in a dress and do their hair. After lunch I came in to our room and found a dress, earrings, a necklace, high heels, flat iron, and a fortune cookie on my bed.

I looked at Lizzy who had entered the room before me and she said in reply," Don't look at me."

The dress was roughed, was midnight blue that looked like the stars and had a sweetheart neckline. It had a bright red belt with a silver buckle. The earrings were dangles with a bright red ruby. The necklace was the same except that it was slightly larger. When I picked up the necklace the ruby seemed to darken to a blood red, I simply took it as a trick of the light.

The high heels were peep toes and were four inches high. The heel of it was the same midnight blue as the dress with small silver studs. The rest of the shoe was the same bright red as the belt of the dress with a silver heart just above the peep toe. The straightener was just a regular straightener. I then turned my attention to the fortune cookie.

It said," Keep it. You need it more than I do." I stared flipping it over and over in my hand contemplating who would have left it when I saw that there was more writing on the back.

"Remember, the time is approaching. The Impossible Choice must soon be chosen."

"How the hell did Jerry get a key to our room?" I thought out loud.

"Elen, he's married to the woman with the master key." Lizzy said as she looked at me like I was the dumbest person in the world.

Lizzy walked over and examined the dress," Try it on. I want to see how it looks." I put it on and it fit perfectly. The shoes were my exact size as well. I showed Lizzy and she went ballistic. According to her I was as hot as Angelina Jolie and Eric wouldn't be able to take his eyes off me. I got out of it and we went to dinner. Eric had already grabbed a table so we grabbed some food.

"They're going all out tonight." I noted as I pointed to the juicy steak. Once again Jerry was standing at the end of the line.

"Thank you for the dress Jerry" I said. He gave me a very confused look.

"Dress?" He looked across the room at his wife with a questioning stare. I simply shrugged it off and sat down at our regular table. Per usual, Jerry's wife came to clean up.

"Thanks you." I said

"What for?" She asked with a wink.

"When should I?..." I began to ask but she cut me off.

"Like I said, you need it more than I do." She said as she walked away. So we went back to our room, did each other's hair, you know, the works, and waited till seven came. The dance was to be held in the Hall. It was at the very back of the ship and a whole wall of the room was windows that looked out at the sea. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky, and the full moon was perfectly reflected in the black waters.

"Wow." Eric said dumbfounded.

"What are you referring to?" I asked skeptically.

"You. You're just… wow." Eric stuttered.

"Is that insult or a compliment?" I asked.

"A compliment, geez." Lizzy interrupted Eric as he was about to speak.

"What she said, without the geeze." Eric said.

"Then, thank you." I said. The hours went by one by one and I wasn't one for dancing so I grabbed a coke around nine and looked out into the ocean. For some reason the ripping waves created by the motors seemed so entertaining, so captivating, like the flame of a fire. It waved, it seemed to disappear only to be replaced by a more powerful and intriguing wave.

"Hey." Eric said looking out, the same as me.

"Hey." I replied. We just stood there and looked out at that majestic black nothing for some time till I heard Love Story by Taylor Swift. When it came on he turned me so that I was facing him, he put his hands on my hips, and I wound my arms around his neck. We swayed back and forth to the music for some time until Eric broke the awkward silence between us.

"Would you maybe, I don't know, like to go out with me?" He asked shyly

"No." I replied trying to hide my smile.

His face fell and was about to turn away when I finished my sentence," I'd love to." His face lit up like all the stars in the night sky. He leaned in and gave me the full on kiss, and I kissed back. There was no pizazz or spark, but who really ever gets that fairy tale kiss. We danced the rest of the night away, with Lizzy proudly watching from across the room as if she had orchestrated the whole night.

That would be the last perfect night I would have for a very long time. Well, what I thought of as perfect then, not now. Now that I look back, it was not Lizzy who orchestrated that night. It was I, the self that knew exactly what was to happen.

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