No matter what anyone ever said, high school is a jungle. A jungle that everyone must survive for four long years. One way to survive is to befriend everyone from the lion king but beware of the hyenas they will always be ready to stab you in the back.I am yet to be stabbed.But this jungle is also a tropical paradise built for romance.
I met my love on prom night.That moment of slow motion, hair blowing in the wind; just like every cheesy romantic comedy I had ever seen. But I could not help myself. I was struck. I could have stared until I dropped dead.
Suddenly out of the blue, she walks up to me and a group of my friends.
She was with her friends of course, because girls only travel in packs. They are the wolves of high school. They spot you, circle you, and finally attack!
She introduced herself to the group. I melted in my shoes. Her voice sounds like the first laugh of a baby angel. Then with every ounce of confidence that she has; she says, “Hi, I’m Kate”. Her name was sweeter than low fat honey flavored yogurt.
The food seemed like it was packaged from the year before; but the part that sucks the most is the dance floor; no matter how big it got, it seemed too small.
And yet, I was willing to dance with her because I was not one of those drunken hooligans that can only have fun while intoxicated so I tried to muster courage and I promised her the first dance; I knew I would be sweaty and unattractive two songs later.
The song started playing; we made our way on to the floor. Dancing with her has been the highlight of my life so far.
Her arms around my neck, so close I could feel her pulse in her wrists; her beautiful, shiny, silk like hair touching my face as we got closer; her feet never stepping on my feet, even if she did, it would be the good kind of pain; I could have danced for ever.
I imagined I was dancing with my dream girl on a deserted island in the middle of the ocean, where you have a clear view of the moon; dancing in a sea of stars that sparkled red, violet and every colour in between; dancing in the middle of an active volcano during a thunder storm; dancing in an explosion of millions of newly hatched butterflies, taking their first leap into life.
I did not care how long the song was, because I was caught in a single second; the second I realized I am in love with this girl!
