It's a forever type of love

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲

The dress I was wearing to prom was a long, apple green dress with rhinestones going from the waist down. It felt so good being in a dress that was handmade by my best friend, and I knew that Shana was also very proud of her work and I'm glad she was, because the dress was absolutely beautiful and walking into the dance hall that Friday night, I felt like a princess.
The dance hall was so beautifully decorated. There was fairy lights hanging from the ceiling and there was also a disco ball hanging in the middle of the hall. The napkins were so carefully folded and the tables were all in an orderly line. It genuinely felt like royal wedding reception.

I was sitting down with my glass of punch and I was waiting for Dylan, he texted me earlier saying that he was going to be late. I was just about to call him when Shana came and sat next to me and she said "if you are checking your phone every ten minutes to see if he's texted you, it's because you're clearly still interested and you're excited to be dancing with him tonight." I rolled my eyes then I responded with "okay there will be no dancing and he said he would be a few minutes late and it has been one hour and thirteen minutes." Shana looked at me then she said "hunny, if you know the exact time he's not been here, it means you're counting, which means you care." I looked down then back up at Shana and I said "I was trying my best to get over Dylan and I thought after ten years that I'd take the hint, but here I am crushing on the same guy ten years later and my feelings haven't changed. No matter what I try, I just can't get over him.
I get drawn to him and I don't know why but I wish I did because it's exhausting being his friend knowing that nothing's ever gonna happen and he knew I liked him but he always gave me mixed signals because there been times where I thought he liked me back, but he didn't and I can't control that or him, or how he feels. I don't know even if I want to be in this friendship anymore because being around him everyday is driving me crazy." Shana looked at me and smiled then she asked
"now that you've said it out loud, do you feel better?" I looked up at her and just as I was about to answer, I heard a voice say "yeah, do you feel better?" And I knew exactly who it was. I stood up and turned around to see Dylan standing there with the most disappointed look on his face and I knew right then and there that I fucked up, and there was no way to get myself out of this one. I didn't know what to say so I just said "Dyl, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. I was just ranting and everything just came out." He looked at me and nodded then he responded with "I came here to tell you how beautiful you look and that I lied to you before when I said I used to like you, I still do. Well I did. And if you're wandering why I was late, you should stop because you don't deserve an explanation for that. I wasn't going to tell you how I felt because I do not want to ruin your friendship with Zoe because I know about you guys and your girl code nonsense and I did not want to be the reason why you lost someone as good as her but I was going to take that risk because I wanted to be with you, but here you are, ready to drop me in an instant, the minute you found out that I didn't feel the same way  and if it's that easy to drop me now, how easy would it be when we are actually together?" What Dylan had just said had rendered me speechless. I didn't know what to say or what to do, so I didn't do anything and I just stood there, looking like a complete idiot.
Then our principal got on stage and she said "good evening, class of 2020. You have made it, this is the final hurdle. I am so eternally proud of each and every single one of y'all standing before me today. It has been four long and hard years but you guys pushed through it and now look at you. You guys are graduating in three days and all of you deserve every single success that you've had. I've loved working with all of you these past few years and I will miss you guys but I know that you are going to amazing things in the future. Thank you for the best four years. And now for everyone's favourite part, prom king and queen."
Hearing who would be prom king and queen has been my favourite part because it's nice to see two individuals get the recognition they deserve. That's when the principal said "prom king is... Dylan Camshaft." Everyone started clapping, me included. He deserves to be prom king, especially after I basically broke his heart and he doesn't need that again, especially after what happened with Angel, in junior year of high school. Then my principal said "and prom queen is... Kassandra Edmund."
I didn't expect that at all. I didn't even sign up to be prom queen and because Dylan was prom king, it made it even more awkward. I didn't want to go up there and stand with Dylan on the stage like everything was okay when it wasn't. I turned to Shana and I told her "I can't do this. I just can't." Shana grabbed my hands and then she responded with "look at me. Look at me. You can do this and yes I know everything is fucked up but it gets like that sometimes and you are the only one that can fix it at this point. Remember what I said about missed opportunities. Don't let this opportunity slip away because you will regret it for the rest of your life. Now, get up there and go and collect the crown you deserve."
I nodded then I walked towards the stage and I collected my crown. The principal grabbed a microphone and she asked "do any of you want to give a speech?" I nodded then I took the microphone and went to the front of the stage, I knew that was about to be a speech to remember and even though I hadn't planned one, I knew exactly what I was going to say.
"Good evening everyone, I'm sure all you guys know my name but in case you don't, my name is Kassandra and being here today is one of my greatest achievements. I'm not gonna stand here and give some sappy speech about why it's good to finally be leaving school because I'm not a cliche person. I'm different, you're different, everybody is different but it's our differences that makes us who we are today. Coming here to study fashion design was something my parents were against for the longest time, they wanted me to be a doctor but I convinced them that I should do what I want to do and what would make me happy. Fashion designing is a dream that I held onto for so many years. My mum always told me to hold onto things that matter, even though I didn't live up to that because there are things that I let go of that I wish I didn't and it made me realise that life is too short to waste a second, so class of 2020. Congratulations, we did it. That's basically all I have to say, so thank you for listening and I'll see y'all at graduation."
Watching everyone clap after I finished my speech made me realise that everything I said in my speech was true. Life really was too short and starting from tomorrow, I was not going to waste a second.