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Take a breath, Lana.
Everything will be okay.
My stomach churned when I noticed his perfectly combed chestnut hair walking through the corridor by himself, just like any other day. I basically jumped out of the bush, nearly tripping in the...
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The moment I stepped back in, the music was blaring in my ear. The classic two-thousands hit played continuously after each other and my body grew a burning itch to dance. Smiling, I dashed to Meadow's side, who was oddly dancing with one of Declan's soccer friends. Note to self-- ask Meadow about this later.
"Well, I was going to say let's all dance and celebrate together, but you already beat me to it," I commented, wiggling my eyebrows at Meadow.
My serotonin levels skyrocketed as one of my favorite classical songs bounced from the speakers. I started dancing like a lunatic, shaking my arms like a snake as I tried doing the wiggle move. Then I attempted at the Robot causing the group of soccer boys to replicate me. Then when one of the most iconic songs played — Single ladies, I performed her iconic move.
Sadly, the DJ thought it was an amazing idea to shift towards a romantic mood and played a slow song. Meadow and the mysterious boy immediately drew to each other and waltzed together. When I looked over my shoulder, Catalina was being twirled around by Jayden. My girls are growing up so fast, I almost cried as I kept gently tapping my chest.
Suddenly, a hand rested on the small of my back, sending a tingling warm sensation across my back. Ambrose appeared in front of me, weirdly happier than when I left him outside. Could it be possible that Declan and Ambrose bumped heads outside? My heart beamed inside my chest as our bodies came into contact.
Like the oddballs, we were our rhythm was completely off. With every stride, either Ambrose or I stepped on each other's foot, causing us to continuously explode into laughter. Dancing with Ambrose was like walking on a weak rope-- frightened to break a heel. The DJ once again decided to ruin the night and switch to another genre of music. Right when Ambrose and I were having fun.
"All that dancing made me hungry and thirsty," I complained, fanning myself and especially under my armpits.
"Let's check the America-inspired table. I heard they've burgers and waffle fries," Ambrose advised, interlocking our sweaty hands together. Completely unphased we sprinted together towards the buffet table.
"Any food is enough for me," I said.
The table was stocked with burgers, two different kinds of fries -- sweet potato and waffle fries, buffalo chicken sandwiches oh lord the more I see the more drools gush out my mouth. Ambrose was gawking at the food like he was in love.
"Now, I can eat this." Meadow barged in between us and grabbed a bite-sized burger.
"Buffalo is so much better," Catalina commented.
"Yeah, but buffalo sauce can stain this beautiful expensive dress." Meadow pointed at her purple ball gown emphasizing her point.
"You must be really happy." Hailey strolled over, tapping on the aqua-colored tablecloth. "Everything went the way you wanted."
