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pstick and blush as if my life depended on it. Tonight was the night. I had to look perfect for the prom night ceremony, where the pac

t I didn't have the courage to approach him, even though he was my closest friend. I would often find myself staring at him from

PHA GARY!!" I heard screams from the main

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e bathroom. My face burned with anxiety, my head dropped as I walked towards

ters away from me. My gaze beamed on Sarah, my childhood best friend, who, unlike me, had lon

urple trumpet gown, her midnight black hair was braided in

tly, trying to cover up the fact that I was inspecting herself in the dressing room. Sarah smi

gorgeous as usual," I boasted w

Why not ask him to be your boyfriend before he is snatched away by some other girl," Sarah said as I ch

would always be my Romeo, although we were close, I found it hard to voice out my feelings

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either now or never, and when I said never, I meant at the party!" Sarah said with a mask of seriousness worn on he

t you won't forgive yourself

e pack surroundings, I coul barely walk with the crowd all around me. I could feel the quality of a thou

't been sure of what to expect. What I received were wide smiles and nods of encouragement from the ladies in the prom- and arrested glances from the men. I searched with my gaze for

a shiver at the view of him. At closer range, the effects of his face diminished not one whit- if anything, the impact of the

long shoulders hung elegantly with broadened chest. Anxiety pumped ceaselessly into my veins, I stiffened, not prepared to meet herself with such a

ry had said in the

pockets as I forced the first two words th

n it as my hands soaked wet with nervous sweats. "I have something to tell you."

d feel free, but I feared what his reaction would be to her proposal. I made up m

tched with delight the instant a thought popped into my mind, he could have wanted to ask me to be his girlfriend. I acted along

ped me, his words had come as a bombshell, one that exploded in me. My jaw fell in momentary as

h just moments ago were now dead, and a wave of sadness washed over me. Gary had been my first and only crush, the man I'd drea

on me as people in the prom were now looking at me as they all mumbled, I wiped the tears and ran off- off to wherever my legs would lead me to

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