I proceeded to my usual table on Thursday, tray stacked with chicken nuggets.
"Hey guys," I greeted them, taking my spot.
"Sup," Was more or less the response I received, with hardly a glimpse from the person of interest.
"You going to Snowflake?" Kelsey asked me.
"Uh...," I stuttered, trying to make eye contact with him. "I was planning on it."
"We're going hard on the cheese and renting a fucking limo," Kelsey explained. "Wanna chip in?"
"Sure," I laughed. "I never pictured you to be the type who would go to a formal dance, let alone rent a limo for it, Kels."
She shrugged.
"I figured I'd do it for Vincey," She explained nonchalantly. "He's a bit of a hopeless romantic, this one."
"Are you going with anyone?" I asked.
She stared at me for an uncomfortably lengthy amount of time and cleared her throat before answering.
"The hopeless romantic I promised to rent the limo for, of course."
I felt as if the world had stopped spinning. Everything seemed to slow down around me, and my pulse quickened. My eyes darted back and forth between them, and I couldn't bring myself to comprehend what she'd just said.
"Well of course you'll be going with him but not WITH him," I emphasized, realizing just how pathetic and stupid I sounded.
"Well, no, I will be WITH him," She said, sounding uncomfortable. "He asked me yesterday after school."
"Oh," I responded before going silent.
I made an excuse to rush out of lunch for the second day in a row.
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And Then There Was Vince
Teen FictionThere wasn't a single thing about herself that Vanessa Henley found exceptional. She didn't play any sports, she'd never participated in clubs, and for the most part, she was happy to live her life in her best friend Ashley's perfect shadow. However...
