So I'm just assuming Sadie Hawkins takes place in January.

14. Sadie Hawkins Night. I

The night of the dance came soon.

I put my dress on for the fifth time in a row. I've puked all week just to fit into this dress. Just for this week. Then I'll eat again. But certain areas of my dress felt tighter than the rest and it made me uncomfortable when I wore it. I was going with Ryder who didn't care what I looked like; he liked me for me. But I'd still like to take the effort and try to get this one on and have it fit me and I would look perfect for this perfect night. I finished curling my hair and applying my bottle cap earrings when Mom called for me.

I hurried down the stairs to find Ryder with his parents in the living room. God he looked so handsome too, just like he always did too. I saw in his hand one of those corsage flowers you place on a girls wrist.

Ryder had given me the courage and we posed together for a couple of minus for the pictures our parents wanted to take. Ryder leaned in at one point and softly whispered, "You're beautiful, Marls." I swear I blushed hot pink when he said that to me.

Ryder's parents took both cars here so that Ryder could take his mother's Volkswagen Jetta to the dance. The drive there he was telling me how he had a solo himself and a solo for the boys numbers and he had some funny dances that would surly embarrassed me.

"Oh God, that's just crazy!" I laughed as we arrived into the school parking lot. I took my seat belt off and was about to open the door when Ryder told me to stop. He rushed out of his seat, jogged to my side and held the door open with one hand while his other hand held out for me to grasp. "Thank you," I said taking his hand.

We walked into the building and saw the beautiful Winter decorations that hung from the ceiling and the walls. Snowflakes everywhere and white lights hung to resemble the Christmas we just had weeks earlier. Ryder and I made ourselves over to where the rest of the Glee kids were and I noticed that Sam wasn't here but Brittany was. Where was Sam? Blaine told me that Sam's been going over the Dalton Warblers and how they were able to perform such high tricks that were impossible for any performer to perform.

Soon after more students joined in and the music began. I felt a little intense dancing, seeing as my dress felt a little tight in some areas. But obviously the music was too fun to not dance too that I didn't want to stop dancing. During the middle of one of the songs Ryder put his hands around my waist and pulled me closer to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer too and soon our foreheads were touching.

"Hey!" He yelled over the music, "Can I ask you something later?"

"Sure." I nodded.

The girls and I went on stage a little later to sing 'Locked Out Of Heaven' and while on stage I kept making sure to catch eye contact with Ryder at times. He too kept eye contact on me and I could of sworn he was only watching me and none of the other girls.

The song ended and I ran over to Ryder who embraced me in open arms widely. "You were amazing!"

"Thanks, but I wasn't the only one." I told him.

"I only have eyes for you," He winked. I felt my cheeks turn bright pink again.

"I'm just going to the bathroom real quick." I told him.

I made it into the girls room where the girls were adjusting their hair and makeup and one girl looking for a tampon. I sighed. I weight enough to have a period, but I still haven't gotten mine in a few months. Even though when I'm PMSing all I want is s'mores, chocolate and ice cream and I'm both a bitch and I cry more easily than already. Maybe I didn't want it back, I said to myself and laughed. I took my small brush out of my bag and brushed my hair.

"Oh looks, it's Dog." I heard Kitty say. "Brushing your fur?"

"I thought you were taking Jake," I said. I saw Kitty come with Jake's brother, Puck, instead. "What happened?"

"Please I wanna have a real experience tonight in the back of my car. Not some wannabe." Kitty remarked. "Have you gained weight back?"

"Your not done with insults even after I fainted?" I sneered at her. "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"Meow, someone cussing. Just because I said we were going to be friends doesn't mean I won't get the chance to insult you at any given moment." She explained. "Later Fatty Patty."

I rolled my eyes as I finished brushing my hair. I got intense again when I shifted my weight and felt an area tighten up again, causing me to realize that I have gained weight for this dress. I was done puking. I dug into my bag and saw my tools. A lighter and five cigarettes, hidden well inside of my bag. I crept into a stall and smoked a cigarette while pretending to do my business. When I finished I flushed the used cigarette and took some perfume and breathe mints, washed my hands and returned to the dance floor. Ryder was at our table waiting. "Long line?" he asked.

"Yes."

Two hours of the dance passed. Ryder and I couldn't help keeping our hands on one another and with the exception of when he and the other guys were on stage and danced to 'No Scrubs', he and I were never separate. Oh and bathroom breaks too. Boy, his dancing in No Scrubs was embarrassing and hilarious.

I was eating food with him when I got a text from Lark. "I'll be right back."

He said to meet him outside the front doors of the school. I met him and he looked just as handsome as Ryder. Dressed formally in tux and tie, his hair neat as usual and smelled nice. "Does this school have a teacher who will breathe us for drinks or drugs?"

"No." I said. "I'll point you out to where Brett is." I said taking his hand and bringing him inside.

We made it back to the dance room and guided him through the dancers to where the stoner kids were, well, being kind of high. Most of them got excited seeing Lark and the rest of them were just laughing as some orange hippo on the ceiling. I stood there and talked to Lark a bit and then he asked, "Can we have one dance?" I nodded and pulled my phone out to text Ryder.

Dancing with someone for 1 song. I'll see you at the table after that.

The song Every time We Touch by Cascada was being played. It was a very fast pace dance song. I nearly fell to my feet at the end but Lark caught me and held me in his arms until the end of the song. All he did was swing me around in a circle until the last song. I felt like everyone was looking at us but I ignored them. The last note ended and soon the next song started. Lark put me on my feet again. "You are a klutz on the floor."

"No you're the klutz on the floor!" I laughed. I felt someone tap my shoulder and I glanced over my shoulder to see Ryder standing there. He was happy but I could sense a small, uncomfortable, indignation that I was with the cousin he hated. He pulled a force smile and looked at Lark.

"Oh, hi Lark. Surprise to see you here." He said.

"Hey Ry, yeah, Zandra over there invited me." Lark said. "Our little Marley here is a klutz on the floor."

"I am not a klutz." I repeated.

"'Kay Marley. Catch you guys later."

He left us. I turned back to Ryder who still looked the same but calmed as Lark furthered himself from us. "Marls," He started to say. "I thought you stopped talking to Lark."

"I think I said I haven't seen him much in person. I only saw him this week, Tuesday and now." I said.

"But you're not, like, doing illegal things with him are you?"

"No. I promise, I'm not that stupid Ryder." I stated and said it with each word clearly understandable. I smiled and said, "Let's dance now, please?"

We danced four more songs before Ryder went on stage to sing his solo. "Dedicating this to all the couples out here tonight, including those special girls out there on the floor." He made eye contact with me and winked. I laughed. His music began and it was the song 'I Only Have Eyes For You.'

I stood there watching him sing into the microphone. He never left eye contact with me, almost as if he were dedicating the song to only me. It made me feel warm on the inside. I wanted to go up on stage and dance with him but I didn't want to take his sunshine away. It wasn't until motioned me up that I followed him on stage and we slow danced together. My arms around his back as his free hand was around my waist and pulled me closer to him. We stepped side to side for dancing.

We danced for another hour together. The dance was ending in an hour than Ryder and I were going to get ice cream on the way home. I already felt fat in my dress. I knew I had gain to much weight. I'm fat, but I'm not fat, but I'm fat. I could hear all the voices in my head again...then Tina's voice bitching at me for losing Sectional's for them...and Mom finding out about the cigarette...and then the bad grades I had gotten weeks ago... I felt the stress inside of me again.

I needed a cigarette.

Ryder was going to the bathroom and it looked like the line was a mile long. I haven't seen Lark since that LMFAO song played, two songs after Ryder sang his solo, so I went in search for him.

Zandra said that Lark, Brett and some others were outside for some fun. I'd only be a few minutes.

I went outside and looked around until I saw Lark and five other guys standing in a circle drinking beer bottles. I walked over and with the exception of Lark, the rest of them were pretty drunk. "Lark?"

He turned around. His eyes were wicked red and he looked stone as fuck. "Marley...Hi!..." His pupils were dilated. "Beer?"

"No thanks." I said to him, then spotted something in his other hand. "What's that?"

"Oh...uh...coke or meth, I forgot..." He slurrted his word. He tossed his bottle to the ground, breaking it, and grabbed my left hand. "Want some? I no force if you no want...but happy...in world...Candy land."

He had no idea what he was saying anymore. And I didn't want to take it and I opted for my last cigarette though. But when I reached into my bag I saw I had none left. Crap. I sighed. I needed one now. "Got a cigarette, Lark?"

"No, just Mr. Needles." He smirked. "Marley Wanny Needy?"

I didn't want it, but I needed something. Something to release my stress.

Uh-oh, what is Marley going to do?

Now that Lark is back onto the drug scene, what do you think will happen now?