Sweet Desire

eautiful outfits. Lora noticed many eyes were on her. She co

on party.” Catalina whispered into Lora’s ears and left he

ina jiggled along with some of the other students when she walked up to them, her eyes w

ve referred to her as a brainiest and had always found something to make fun of her with, it’s either her dressing, her hair among many other t

he could see Catalina and many others dancing on the dance floor, something she wished she could do bu

those who are dancing and those who are not dancing, others who ar

s went back to where Catalina is dancing. She is a little envious of her friend Catalina beca

g attitude; everything she puts on suits her perfectly unlike herself

ion and envy of other girls in school with

o Lora’s face bringing her back to reality, she didn’t even notice Ca

his is not the time wallow in your thoughts, look Alfredo is there on the dan

watch; besides I can’t dance like you.” She added shaking h

r beside Lora. “Look, Alfredo is having so much fun.” She ad

an see that Catalina.” Lora said, her gaze still on Alfredo. “Besides he wouldn’t dance with me.” She told Catalina now looking at her

ting with the kids by 5pm this evening, besides I’ll be seeing him

sitting on “I’m going to go have fun, because that’s what I came here to

oking at the way they danced with each other, one would think that

o dance, walk or chart with her in public, apart from

years now, she smiled at the thought. “Secret boyfriend actually.” She reminded herself as her smile slowly fa

ides this is their last day in school. Everyone would move o

meet with the kids, and she planned on giving them a

owd”. She said to herself,

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rom the mall. “The kids would be so happy to have the things I

from the monthly allowance her dad pays into her account for her

n occasionally; since she is all by herself, she decided to tutor her neighbors’ kids who

ittle with ribbons, balloons, and some flowers and th

t.” She said out loud

ve this.” She said

t, her mind drifting from what she is doing back to the party; then suddenly, the picture of Catalina and Alfredo danc

thought. “Oh why can’t I be like Catalina, at least Alfredo would have been free to speak to me in public

with her like every other family, maybe she would have leaved a

ld have growing up. She was six years old, lots of kids had been to her house with their parents and she had received a lot of pres

nd she never even got to see him for weeks; the following birthdays were pretty much less of a celebration because she had it with Grandma Ro

w her reflection in the mirror standing across the room, she walked closer to the mirror, looking at her reflection, she said out loud. “Wh

cause to her Catalina is a beauty, let alone being in a relation

from outside, distracting her from her thought. “Oh