Through The Mirror

Chapter 19

We walked into the dance and it was amazing. I've only been to a few dances, which were boring high school dances. I only went when my mom wanted me to go. She's been a really good mom over the years, I just tried my best to make her somewhat happy. I'm not sure if I did a good job at that or not, but I could have been worse.
     James and I danced for hours, but it felt like time was out of existence. Time is a weird thing here. We had a great time, laughing, dancing, holding hands, kissing, etcetera. We were still jamming out in the car on the way back to my place. I've never had someone this close before, I really liked him. He made me feel like the most special girl in the world. It felt like nothing could come in between us.
     He pulled up into the driveway and parked the car. He got out, opened my door, and walked me to the front door. Houses were pretty much the same here. The Mirror World was basically a copy of the old world. He grabbed my hands and looked my hard in the eyes. He looked nervous and scared. Then he opened his mouth to speak.

"Um, Amara. I uh, should have asked sooner. Would you like to be my girlfriend?"
"Oh my god! Yes! I would love to be your girlfriend." I sounded a bit too excited.
"Thank you so much. I was afraid you were going to say no."
"Are you kidding? Why would I ever say no to you. Your the best thing that's ever happened to me.
"Oh really, well Sarah said you were most likely going to say yes. I should probably trust her opinion more often." James laughed.
"You should dummy," I laughed, "Well I have to go, I have a lot to do tomorrow. I'll see you again. Goodnight."
"Goodnight beautiful."

     I watched as he pulled out of the driveway and I slide my back against the door. This was the best night of my life. I sat on the floor with a big smile on my face, not even thinking about the work I have to do tomorrow. Emsly will have to fill my mind another time. James was all I wanted to think about. I would never trade this memory for anything.
     I was so exhausted that I fell asleep in my dress. My makeup and hair still done. I looked pretty shitty when I took a look in the mirror. "What a mess," I thought. I threw the dress onto my bed and hopped into the shower. I've been smiling since last night. I didn't know that a guy could make me this happy. After my shower, I get dressed and ready for the day. I look through the mirror at Emsly. This is such a violation of privacy. It makes me wonder how often people watched me back when I still lived in the other world.
     I pull myself through the mirror. Another day of trying to win Emsly over. I don't feel as bad as I used to. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Even if I win Emsly over, I'll still have a lifetime full of more assignments. It will never end, I might as well get over sooner than later. There isn't much of choice when it comes to what you do here. Your job is more of slave work. Everything fits together, we don't get paid. Everyone just works together. It's all one big puzzle and we each have our own piece.