Our Prom night came. I bought a new tuxedo and poured almost the entire
bottle of perfume. I went to fetch Sam. Sam's mother greeted me and I
went to sit in the living room waiting for her to come down. I was talking
to her father when I heard her say, "How do I look?" I look up and saw her
lovelier than ever in a strapless white dress with her hair flowing around
her face. I stood up and opened my mouth but found out I could not find
my voice. Then I got her hand shakily fastened the corsage around her
wrist and whispered, "To the loveliest girl in the whole world." She then
asked, "Is that true?" I nodded and she smiled and I smiled back then I
turned to open the door for her. When we arrived at the gymnasium we
hardly recognized our classmates. Gone were the jeans and T-shirts. They
were replaced with tuxedos and gowns. Then I held out her hand bowed
and said, "Would you give me the honor of your first dance?" She laughed
and curtseyed. Then I led her to the dance floor. It was like a dream
coming true, a moment of enchantment. I was there dancing with the only
girl I ever loved. She was smiling up to me, as we were slowly moving in a
smooth gliding motion. I found myself lost as I stared down to her
sparkling eyes. The curls of her long hair were like waves enhancing her
beautiful face. There were so many things I wanted to tell her that
moment. I wanted to tell that she was the most beautiful girl that night. I
wanted to tell her that she would always be the beacon of light in my
darkness, but what I wanted to tell her the most was that I love her. I
drew up all my courage and bent to whisper it in her ear but suddenly the
music stopped and the magic was gone. I came close to telling her, but still
haven't done it.
We walked towards the table and found ourselves surrounded by friends. I
asked her if she wanted a drink, she nodded and so I went to get one. It
took me a long time to get one and when I returned to our table, she was
gone. I asked her friend, Katie, where she was but she told me that she
doesn't know. So I went to search for her. As I was searching for her, I
reached the garden. There I saw two silhouette figures outlined by the
moon's silvery light. They were so close to each other that I could never
describe the feeling I had when I recognized the white dress that Sam was
wearing that night. I just turned and left the gymnasium.
Since that night, I avoided her. Many times she tried talking to me but I
never gave her the chance to do so. I was afraid to hear her say that she
loves Mark and not me. I would rather have left in ignorance of her true
feelings for me than to hear from those dreaded words and feel my hope
crush and my heart break. I didn't return her calls. I would not see her if
she comes into our house. In the hallways, as she approaches I would go
to another direction. It also hurts to do those things but then I thought
that was the best way to forget her. Those months were tormenting but
still I kept my pride.
The day of our graduation came. I was planning to take up medicine at a
neighboring state and was to move out the next day. As the program
ended, she approached me and handed me a rose. As she stared at me,
there was something in her eyes I couldn't describe. There was sadness in
them and when she smiled it wasn't the same smile she had. I wanted to
hug her at that moment, tell her that I love her but then she turned and
walked away from me.