Rivals and Jeers

Chapter 18

   Dan walked out of the gym and looked around the dimly lit hallways. There was no sign of Phil. Disappointed, he started to make his way back to the gym when his phone buzzed.

   Phil: I'm down the hall to your right.

   Dan jogged down the hall to Phil. He threw himself into Phil's arms when he saw him.

   "Philly!" He yelled, laughing with the biggest smile on his face. Phil put his finger on Dan's lips.

   "Shhhhhh. We can't be too loud." He whispered. They could still hear the music from the gym.

  "Dance with me!" Dan laughed. They danced to the dumb line dances the dj was playing, giggling all the while.

   After what felt like hours of dancing together, they heard the dj speaking.

   "We're gonna slow it down a bit, so grab that special person cause it's time for a slow dance."
They heard piano start to play.

   "May I have this dance?" Phil asked, extending his hand for Dan to take. Phil intertwined his fingers with Dan's. Dan placed his hand on Phil shoulder and Phil grabbed Dan's back, pulling him close. There were no chaperones, so they could be as close as they wanted.

"Heart beats fast, colors and promises" they heard Christina Perri's recorded voice sing as they waltzed in their own little corner of heaven. The words reigned true, as both of their hearts beat fast from pure joy. Time seemed to stand still as they danced, feeling like they were the only people in the entire world.

   As the song reached its end, Phil spun Dan, then dipped him. Dan's smile could not have been bigger. Phil sang along to the last lines of the song, gazing into Dan's eyes, nothing but pure joy in his heart.

"I'll love you for a thousand more" the last notes of the song echoed and Phil turned his head and leaned in to kiss Dan. Dan closed his eyes. Their lips were millimeters apart when they heard the squeaking of sneakers on floor tiles coming towards them.