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nineteen • so

on january the second, a party was announced, inviting all seniors, and all other people from other grades.

danielle and gerard agreed to go, and they went together.

gerard fetched danielle, and walked, since the house was only near.

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the party was going wild. the music was loud; and can be heard from outside. the both of them were having the time of their lives, partying and dancing wildly on the floor.

"you having fun?"
gerard asked danielle loudly, so that she could hear him.

"so much fun!"
she shouted back.

awhile back, gerard had already three shots, and two beers.

danielle was offered a drink, and she gladly accepted it, and besides, it's her last year in high school.

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later on, some incoming seniors gathered, and they were about to play a game. the classic,
'seven minutes in heaven.'

"so, who'll go first? my vote is G for gerard."
the student council president, who happened to be the co-captain of the basketball team, chase.

danielle was shocked. a lot of girls were dying to kiss him, and it instantly made her jealous.

she looked at gerard and he seemed to be hesitating. out of all guys, why him?

now, the bottle was spinning, and thankfully, it stopped on her.

"hey, that's unfair! i mean, they're in a relationship, and they're doing it together!"
a girl from the pep squad shouted.

"uh, that's okay, after all, she is my girlfriend."
gerard defended danielle, and he was waiting for what chase will say.

"sorry, g. choose another one."
chase replied back.

"sorry, babe. i gotta do this."

she was taken aback when he called her babe. her heart fluttered when she called him "babe", it was the first time.

"it's okay."

gerard just went inside the closet and did whatever they had to do.

later on, danielle and the rest if the people continued playing.

"now, my next vote, is the girlfriend of gerard, danielle."

"uh, wha-"

"oH YEAH. THIS WILL BE FUN!"
a guy from the basketball team said.

the next thing she knew, the bottle was spinning.

it stopped on the one who spun the bottle, chase.

"oh god."
danielle muttered to herself.

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everyone was suddenly quiet. everyone knew that chase and daniele once hooked up and became a thing, but didn't last for long.

the both of them just walked to another closet and it was an awkward situation between them.

"sooo..."
"sooo..."

not one of them could look at each other, well, it has been a long time.

chase took out his phone, and he opened an app on 'how to start a conversation.'

he was a good conversation starter, but this was a lot different. especially chatting your ex whom you haven't spoken in months, and just looking at each other when crossing paths in the hallway.

"so, how's life?"

"it's okay so far, i mean i'm already with-"

"that's good."

as much as he wanted to, he wanted to avoid a conversation about gerard and her.

and after that, they were just silent again.

time passed slowly, and danielle was already wanting to get out of the stupid closet.

"uhh, we still have a five and a half more minutes, so what do you wanna do?"

she stayed silent.

"i see you're still the same. still co-captain, and wow, student council."
she started to talk.

"uhh, yeah. it really is hard work, you know."

"and wow, star athlete, along with gerard and peter."

"we're really working hard for the next season, you know, defend the crown."

"you really are something, chase."

"hey, you are too. when you and gerard became a thing, everyone was crazy about you two."
emphasizing 'crazy'.

"yeah, everyone wanted to be my friend now. it really was crazy."

a moment of time passed, and suddenly, it felt like old times. sitting on the floor, talking about life.

"look, i just want to apologize. when we were together, i'm sorry for being such an ass to you, and I was such an idiot. i'm really sorry.

"apology accepted."
she said with a smile.

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it may have seemed like the longest seven minutes, but at least they got to fix things between the both of them.

when she was about to open the door, chase grabbed the knob and pulled it closed.

"hey, what-"

"before I let you go, i'm sorry but I have to do this."

and the next thing she knew, the lips of chase were on hers.

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