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Winter Formal
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Jessica sighs, bracing herself. "Don't say it"
"I love you." Damn it. Her eyebrows raise as she stops herself from wincing at Alex's sudden proclamation.
"You said it...wow." "I'll say it again if that helps."
It won't. Dear God. "No." She admits firmly, though her eyes look at the floor simply for not wanting to see his face. How long had she been at the dance for, like what, 10 minutes? 10 minutes into this night and she already wanted to get the hell out of there. School dances are and will always be fucking pathetic.
Alex is about to protest when the obnoxiously booming voice of Bryce enters himself in the "conversation", asking if they, Alex and Jessica, were back together. His arm rests on Alex's shoulder, glancing between them. Jess calls him a dick, sizing up the jock, hoping he gets the message and leaves her the fuck alone. Better yet, how about everyone just collectively ignores her the whole night. She doesn't exist, she was never here.
Luckily, Zach interrupts Bryces attempt to continue the conversation while Monty dances his way between her and Justin who had just walked over. "Sorry about him," Justin apologizes. "Lots of money, just no class." He smiles while Jessica scoffs "Right." and turns to look away.
You do look amazing though." They lock eyes and smile.
To Jessica, it feels like she's in a trance like state.
"Thanks. You're not too bad yourself." She tucks a curl behind her ear, trying not to blush at a compliment but maintains eye contact. He has pretty eyes.
Justin chuckles lightly "No problem. I like your dress."
Are we just going to go back and forth, complimenting each other the whole dance?"
"That wouldn't be too bad..." Justin trails off and shrugs.
She smirks "C'mon," grabbing his hand. "let's go get something to drink." He nods in agreement as she leads him over to the drink table. Justin grabs two plastic cups.
"What will it be m'lady?" She shakes her head, a small smile on her lips. "Just water, for now. My dad would fucking kill me if I got drunk." She watches as he fills her cup with water. "Well then, you better be careful around Bryce, he brought like two flasks of some drink he stole from his parents liquor cabinet..." He hands her the cup and fills his up with water as well. "and he'll try to pressure you or anyone to drink like the whole damn thing." Justin finishes, he'll most likely end up drinking at Bryces house tonight with a group of their friends.
"I'll keep an eye out for him." She looks out toward the dance floor and smiles when she sees Hannah and Clay jumping around the dance floor, having fun. She finishes her water, when she also spots Bryce drinking with a flask, just like Justin pointed out. She rolls her eyes as Justin stands next to her.
