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Afterschool
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I opened up my locker and took out some textbooks needed for tonight's homework. Joe was already at his locker, which was next to mines.
"So you found that lucky lady yet?" Joe asked.
"No I haven-" I said getting cut off.
"Um..Nick," a brunette girl walked up to me and said. "You um.. wanna go to the dance with me tonight?"
She smiled at me. I looked at her and smiled. Then I looked at Joe. He mouthed "SAY YES!"
"Sure." I said. "You're Nicole right? The girl who sits behind me in...-"
"Math." she smiled. "So.. pick me up at 7? I live next door."
When she said the words "I live next door" that rang a bell. I stared at her. Short flashbacks played in my mind. A small brunette girl hugging me when I turned 12 and I was crying. Then another one of the same brunette a little older with me at the theaters. It took me a little time to realize she was the girl who had a crush on me in the fourth grade.
"Hello?" Nicole waved her hand around my face.
"Oh..sorry." I said. "So yeah, I'll pick you up."
"Awesome." she said. "See you at 7!"
"See you." I said quietly.. but not in a whisper.
She walked off. Joe looked at me with a serious face. Nicole turned around to wave good-bye to me again, and I waved back. When she walked out the school entrance and exit, Joe's serious expression changed to a grin.
"You just did it!" he said.
"Sadly, yes." I said.
"Why sadly?" he asked. "Dude, you're about to have your first date & first dance.. with a girl!"]
"It's sad cuz I wanted to have those two things with Selena." I said.
"Anyways, you gotta make this one good. This girl's been in love with you forever!"
"Yeah, sure."
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At Nick's home... 6:30 pm.
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My hair was still a little moist from the shower. I was in a nice looking tux. My hair was combed and I was wearing deodrant. I looked at myself and checked myself out.. nice looking, but not perfect. And I didn't want to be perfect for Nicole. I made sure the door was locked then lifted up my pillow. There was a picture of me and Selena at the lunch table when we were 11, with toothy grins. Something disturbed my memory jog-back... the phone.
I picked it up and answered "Hello?"
"Hey, Nick!" a girl with a joyful voice answered.
"Hey Nicole." I said.
"Wanna come over a little early.. too hang out before the dance?"
"Sure. I'll be right over." I said.
"Okay, bye!"
"Bye." I said and hung up.
I walked over to her house. She was waiting for me on the porch.
"Hey." I smiled and put my arms out so we could hug.
"Hi." she blushed then hugged me.
She opened up the door and I let her in first. Then I went in and closed the door. Her hair was curled with clips holding her loose bangs back. She was wearing a beautiful purple mini dress thingy... whatever you females call it.
"Wow." I said gawking at her.
"Thanks." she said. "You're pretty 'wow' yourself."
"Thanks." I said. "I brought a camera."
"Oh great," she said grinning. "Wanna take a few pics?"
"Sure." I said.
We walked up to her room. And we did a bunch of poses.. funny ones to normal ones, romantic ones to weird ones. Time flew by... and it was time for the dance. I walked her to my car and opened the door for her. She went in and I went in.. started the car. And I'm off.. to my first dance...without Selena.
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