Everyone else was celebrating life and eating free food, enjoying their last dance of high school. The music was too loud, echoing inside of my skull, while my tuxedo was basically strangling me. It didn't help that it was boring, a plain black tie that Y/N would be ashamed of.
I know she looks absolutely perfect. I can practically see it. Her dress comes from that of an artist, fitting like it was made just for her. She smiled for pictures before she left, a wide grin that Teresa and Thomas also gave. She was switching between actually coordinated dancing and the food table.
My best friend is an impossible distance away, and I'm supposed to forget that and have the time of my life. I should be out there with everyone else trying to keep up with the music.
Is she thinking about me too? Is she standing in a corner on prom night while wondering if I miss her? Can she feel how incomplete I am without her beside me?
My mom took photos of yet another painful event in my life. Dad complained about that, because of course he did. Of course, she laughed it off while insisting she was proud of me. That's why they hauled me as far away from the only group of people that got me. It's much better for me to lay awake at night thinking of her face and then talk to the only friend I have than to embarrass them any longer.
She looks beautiful tonight. My best friend looks perfect, and I'm not around to even see it.
"You know you can't just hide away all night, right?"
Looking up, I saw Rachel and her pitying expression. I can't tell which is worse. The fact that she's always wearing it around me or the fact that I already know what she's talking about.
"You look nice,"I said simply. It wasn't a lie. Her twinkling blue dress fell gracefully to the floor as curled pieces of hair framed her face. It was the kind of successful effort that more than deserved to be appreciated.
"Come on. Maybe this will get your mind off her,"she urged, grabbing my arm before I could do any more sulking.
It won't. Nothing ever really makes the image of her completely go away.
But it's nice that I can have at least something else in my mind for a little bit.
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A Summer Fling (Aris x Reader AU)
FanfictionIn order to avoid another summer at home of being interegated about his future and non-existent love life, Aris agrees to spend the months away from his friends and back with his aunt in Texas. While he expects nothing extraordinary about his time t...
