Don't Give Up On Us Now (Sequel to The New Berry)

Chapter 13 ~ I'm P-Paralyzed With Happiness

Thanks for the opinions in the Author's Note.
This chapter's title is a Great Gatsby quote said by Daisy Buchanan in both the book and movie.
On the side is a picture from the movie. The outfit that Daisy (the blonde chick) is wearing is the one I think Ryley is wearing to the dance and the outfit that Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) is wearing is the one Ryder is wearing at the dance.
Enjoy!
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Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning —
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Ryley finishes the last lines of The Great Gatsby and smiles at how she's finished it. Even though she got it for her birthday, she only started reading it a week ago but now she's finished. She's sitting at the back of the choir room and puts it away as Finn walks into the choir room.
"Welcome back everyone!" Finn says, putting his satchel on the piano top.
Kitty raises her hand, "I need to ask the club something?"
"Up you come then, Kitty." Finn says, moving out of the way for Kitty take centre stage.
"As the Senior Class President, I am required to find a theme for the Sadie Hawkins dance this year. Any ideas?" Kitty asks.
"Broadway!" Blake calls out.
"Hollywood." Angie says.
"A 1890s party." Marley says.
"What about a 1920s dance themed around The Great Gatsby?" Ryley asks.
"We could perform songs from The Great Gatsby soundtrack." Finn says.
"And make a dance like one of Jay Gatsby's parties." Natalie says.
"This could work," Kitty says, "Who wants a Great Gatsby Sadie Hawkins dance?"
Everyone raises their hands one by one.
"I'll tell the Student Council to get this sorted out." Kitty says.

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"What're you planning to wear to the dance?" Angie asks Ryley as they sit in the Lima Bean after school.
"I'm planning to wear a Daisy Buchanan kind of look. I've been looking at dresses on the internet like it and they're not that much. Ryder told me he's planning on a Jay Gatsby look." Ryley says.
"You've asked him?" Angie asks.
"Well, we knew that we're already going together since we are together." Ryley says, taking a sip of her Hot Chocolate since she doesn't drink coffee.
"Gabe and I are taking on the looks of some characters called Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway." Angie says.
"Have you seen the movie or read the book?" Ryley asks.
"Well, I don't exactly like to read and I haven't seen the movie but Gabe has." Angie says.
"Maybe we should go to my place and watch it. We have a copy of it at home." Ryley says.
"Okay." Angie says.
They head to Ryley's place and watch The Great Gatsby. Angie likes and Ryley just enjoys watching it again.
"That was an interesting movie. I liked the music that was played." Angie says.
"The soundtrack is awesome for it. There's Emeli Sande, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Lana Del Rey and other awesome artists on it." Ryley says.
"Do you have it on your laptop?" Angie asks.
"Yes, I do. Do you wanna check it out?" Ryley asks.
"Yeah." Angie says.
They go up to Ryley's room and grab her laptop. She opens her iTunes and shows Angie The Great Gatsby soundtrack. She listens to some of the tracks.
"So Finn wants us to sing some of these for Sadie Hawkins?" Angie asks.
"Yup. There are so many good songs on this soundtrack. I would perform Young And Beautiful but I sung that at prom last year." Ryley says.
"Oh yeah, you did." Angie says.
"Do you think I could sing it again? But have the band play the music from the DH Orchestral Version?" Ryley asks.
"You nailed it at prom last year. You can nail it again." Angie says.
"You're like my sidekick sometimes, you know that." Ryley says and hi-fives Angie.
"We're best friends, dude," Angie says, "We're like Batman and Robin, Han and Chewie, Damon and Alaric, Chuck and Morgan and even Woody and Buzz."
Ryley holds his fist up and Angie bumps it with her fist.
"Now let's see what everyone else could sing." Ryley says.