I woke up to the sun shining in my eyes. I turned over and decided to check my phone. I didn't even realize it was Friday already. That meant the dance was tomorrow! I felt a jolt of excitement soar through my body just at the thought of dancing with him.
That jolt of energy was enough to make me get out of bed. I pulled the covers off and went to my closet to get the dress. I grabbed it off the hanger and put it against my body. I looked at myself in the mirror and twirled around, the dress following my movements beautifully. I smiled and quickly put the dress away, not wanting to ruin it. I got dressed for school and headed downstairs and got some breakfast. I ate it quickly and left for school.
Once I was at school, I noticed Ryan and Kenzie sitting at a bench outside of the school. His face must of been covered up with makeup, because I could see tinges of purple and blue at some points on his face. Kenzie didn't seem to notice anything wrong, or if she did she didn't care. I quickly walked past them, not making eye contact. I could feel his eyes on me, but I ignored it.
I walked into school, my eyes immediately looking for Yoongi. I saw him standing by his locker, so I ran up to him.
"Hey Yoongi!"
He looked startled, but he smiled nervously once he saw me. "Oh hey Emily."
I could tell something was wrong. "What's wrong with you?"
"Oh it's nothing."
"Tell me now."
"Ok look. I'm a little nervous because I'm going to tell the girl I like I like her tomorrow at the dance. I'm scared for her response."
"Oh I'm sure she'll like you. I don't see how she couldn't."
He seemed to relax a little, but it was killing me inside that he liked someone. Whoever that girl is, she's very lucky and I'm sure she will like him because honestly who couldn't?
After that, we both headed to reading. It was the last day to work on our story, but we had finished days before. Instead, we talked about the dance and things related to it like pictures, outfit coordination, and things along those lines. I was extremely excited but also nervous since I was going with the guy I liked. He never brought it up that I liked him, so that means he probably doesn't like me. It hurt inside, but as long as he was happy I was too.
Class had ended and I walked out feeling a bit more sad than I did coming in. The next few classes would be boring since I didn't have them with him. I glumly went to my locker, just to see Kenzie standing in front of it. It then occurred to me that I haven't talked to her in a while. I was nervous as to what she might say to me, so I slowly walked over to her. Once she saw me coming, her face was a mix between sad and confused. She walked up to me, trying to figure out what to say.
"Emily, I need to talk to you."
"Umm, ok."
She sighed, and that just made me more nervous. "Look, I don't think we can be friends anymore."
"Wait, what?"
I didn't expect her to say that. It was so random, so unexpected. She would never do this to me. I was so confused and lost.
"You heard me."
"You have to be kidding."
"Nope, not kidding."
"What has gotten into you? Ever since you started dating-"
"Don't bring Ryan into this!" She now looked more angry than anything.
"I am! Ever since you started dating he changed you! You forget about me and now you're just ditching me! What the hell happened to the Kenzie I used to know?!"
