Lower- Ed novel

13. Prom

We step into the loud party knowing we were as usual somewhat late and that the party has already begun. " oh shoot I forgot my phone in the car" I tell Maggie right before I go in, "here take the keys get them and come right back, don't beeeew laaaatte!", "okaaayyyy" I say as I rush to the car holding my dress trying to not fall in those heels.

I find my phone and walk back successfully not falling, then some guy that I don't know was going in as well and after taking a look at me he held the door for me saying "my lady". Pretty privilege really is a thing.

I walk in and find everyone, in low hopes of finding him too but I don't, which was expected. We dance and have fun then everyone goes to get some more drinks, so I try to avoid going with them as I kept on getting requests to dance but declined, however to get out of the situation I accept.

This one was my classmate (Jackson) from Chemistry calss that I didn't know much nor seen, but he was blonde, tall, and somewhat a player of what I've heared. He was also on the sports team. He takes my hand and kisses it before we dance to an intense song, and I just follow his lead, that kept on going further and further away from the dance floor, me thinking it was part of the dance. "Can you come with me? I just forgot your rose in this room" he asks me, I give him a hesitate look but find that one of the girls was looking for me and that made me get scared that they'll force me to have or eat something and that means ana coaching will punish me, how ? He did not say, but it made me  accept Jackson's offer without thinking.

I wait for him as he was looking for something that wasn't even there, but he turns around and tells me "oh but you're the rose you know" he creeps me out as he pins me to the wall. "Jackson... let me go..ah- Jackson please.." I beg him as he leaves kisses down my neck, and moves his hands down and under my dress.
I try pushing him and even bite him for him to let me go as I screamed for help in this dark suspicious place, but the music was just too loud I hardly heard myself, but I had absolutely no energy. My body was drained my hit was like a soft touch, making him laugh "wow, is that your full resistance? Oh you'll be easy" he says evilly, him the huge muscular demon, before adding as he whispers slowly into my ear "you know it's good that the rumors of you dieting and shit are true you really are a stick, a ..thin.. lonely.. stick.. that.. is.. easy.. to break". My heart stops and I start crying because of the situation, and that no one really cared to come save me, even though I literally did this to myself since I was the one running away from my "friends".

His touch reaches every inch of my body, and starts to unbuckle his belt making me close my eyes, but some people were passing by the room and I start screaming the loudest I can.
"Shut up!" Jackson threatens me as he tries to cover my mouth, but the people start to turn the door knob, which made him freak out! He slaps my face as he says "I'm not done Johnson" then slips out of the window.

I sit alone in the dark not saying a word as the people come and not even notice me there, they take whatever they forgot and go straight out. I walk right after them after fixing my dress a bit as well as my hair, then head straight to the bar, not caring about ana coaching or who ever see's me drinking, nor if the girls are still looking for me.

Suddenly Dad pops up in my mind, and his drinking all of a sudden made sense. Even though I've never drunk before, I ask the bartender to give me the strongest thing he had as my lips repeated three words "give me more", even though the bartender kept on advising me not to, but I would get mad at him, then he would give me one more.

I try to readjust my dress as I was sitting but lean back into a fall. A fall that doesn't touch the floor, making me laugh  thinking that I went crazy! How can I fall but not hit the floor, "am I dead?" I say asking no one, but the one that caught Me said "no", but it wasn't any "no", it was his "no", making me believe I actually went crazy to the point I started to hallucinate him.

"Sorry I'm late", he tells me as I'm still in his arms and still haven't looked into his face yet. I raise my gaze and actually see him, making me put on a confused look on my face as I mumbled  ununderstandable words.

He takes me outside to get some fresh air that actually made me feel better, but my head ohhhh this sensation it's so weird, I barely feel awake. I take a long minute just looking at his face as he stared at me. "Is it really you?" I ask him as he replied "it's really me", "but you're sister's DEAD!" I shout barely forming proper words, "yes so you've heared.." He says before adding " but Winter why we're you drinking so much what's wrong?? ".

I fall to the ground crying and mumbling more words that he couldn't quit  understand, but he helps me stand up with such sincere eyes and a deeply worried face that I have never seen in my life, which made me cry even more.
He took me into a deep tight hug telling me everything's going to be okay, and that he'll never leave me ever again, as we rocked very slowly to the quite slow dance music in the background. I lay my head on his chest, and he lays his on my shoulder for a little while, before he takes me in into a little soft dance, making me laugh for some reason when he says "that dress can't go without a proper dance, I've never seen someone so beautiful in a dress in my life."

My mood brightens up and I become hysterically giggly, with every move that he takes, like a desperate romantic, and a dying swan, until we're under a spot that casted light, and in a perfect moment where Fireworks showcased.

It felt so beautiful like almost nothing bad happened today, and I place my head on his chest once again as he slowly rocked me in his warm strong arms making me feel finally.. safe.

" I love you" he tells me quietly with a relieved smile as if he finally accepts his  destiny. I look up and hold his jaw not saying a word to kiss him not hesitating a single bit, maybe cause I'm too drunk that I'm this Bold? Perhaps, but perhaps I couldn't wait any longer for I've missed his lips far too much.

Maggie's pov:

We agree to go refill our drinks after we take a bunch of cute pictures, and Winter tells us she doesn't want any and that she'll go dance with someone first. I let her be, not wanting to push her or make her mad when she should be having fun tonight, knowing she hasn't been eating lately, but not knowing who it is that she's dancing with.

I send one of the girls to look for her just to check up on her since she basically disappeared, and my friend comes back saying she glanced Winter with Jackson Green, that is Cassie's brother, but doesn't know where they went.

I get straight up myself knowing that this isn't good news to go look for her, I mean What would Jackson GREEN want to do with our Johnson? I search for her, but keep on getting interrupted, not finding her anywhere inside but finally finding her outside with her prince charming in a beautiful moment literally making my heart say "awwwww".

I take a quick picture of them being all cute as I just couldn't help but to take one, and let them be in their moment, feeling relieved that she's in good hands, and not in some Green Jerk ones , but suddenly Winter passes out right on the spot! Making me rush to her.

" Do you know where she lives?" Leo asks me wanting to drive her home to her parents, "No I've never been there, but you can't have her go home like that! It'll be better if she stays with you for the night just until she feels better, and I'll get her mom's number to keep her informed".