"Are you nervous?" Bryson asked me as we walked through the hallway towards the gym, where the dance was being held.

I gulped and,in a squeaky voice, I replied,"No."

"Well that's not very reassuring. I'm nervous as fuck!"

"Really? I didn't know you were the nervous type for these things." I teased him, the nervousness I had going down as I became comfortable around him again.

"ThunderThighs I'm human. Of course I get nervous for these things, just like you got nervous when you realized you were gonna go to the dance with mua." He flashed me a smile and pointed towards himself cockily.

I rolled my eyes, "I wasn't nervous because of you, I'm nervous because I've never been to one."

"Mhm."

Once we arrived at the double doors he stopped, "After you m'lady." He said opening the door for me.

I looked at him wide eyed.

I didn't want to go in first!

"Come on go, I look like an idiot just standing here."

"You look like an idiot either way." I told him as I passed through.

The air got knocked right out of me as I looked at how many people were present in the event.

There were so many freshman and sophomores, it was like being in middle school again.

"Where are all the juniors and seniors?" I asked as I pushed through the crowd.

Bryson ,who was following along, yelled over the crowd, "I don't know, they're around here somewhere."

"Leeny! Brycy! Over here!" I heard Crystal call us from a table they were sitting in.

I walked towards them and realized most of the upper classmen were there.

"Hey, why aren't ya'll dancing?"

"The Fish and Mores are flooding this place like a herd of buffalos." Tanya, our student body president, commented with an attitude.

"That doesn't mean we can't have fun. Let's dance!"

I was all dolled up, and I was determined to have fun.

"I'm with Leeny, let's go!" Crystal shouted.

I was alittle disappointed that Bryson didn't say anything, but nonetheless I boogied my way to the dancefloor.

Bad At Love by Halsey was coming out and we screamed the lyrics at the top of our lungs, while jumping up and down,and swaying our hips to the music.

I wasn't a good dancer, but I knew dancing freely was way better than dancing stiffly.

Some sophomores tried to dance along with us, but we girls got closer to each other and blocked them out.

I don't have a problem with underclassmen, the only problem I have is if they hit on me.

Right now they were still trying to get between us, I made eye contact with one of them and he winked at me while wiggling his eyebrow.

I rolled my eyes and ignored him.

Why are they so..cocky? Flirty? Annoying.

The Dj announced that the next song was a slow song, and the sophmore looked at me and smirked.

'I'm getting out of here.' I thought as the first few seconds of the song came out.

I pushed through the crowd and tried to find our spot, but the sophmore came in front of me.

"Let's dance baby." He slicked back his greasy hair and hold out his hand.

I stood there frozen and terrified.

Although he was only a sophomore, he was still taller than me, and I didn't know if he'll go all violent on me if I say no.

"Hey honey, mind if I steal a dance from my favorite girl?" Bryson appeared out of nowhere, getting in front of the boy and smiling at me sincerely.

I looked at him in relief, nodded my head, and holded his hand, giving him a thank-you-so-much-for-saving-me squeeze.

Once we were in the dancefloor, my heartbeat slowed down, and I rested my head against his chest.

His hand is soft..I noticed, and his hand on my waist creates a tingly feeling.

'This is too close.' I thought as I tried to back away, but he gripped my waist tight, and pushed me against him.

He stared down at me with his intense brown eyes, "You wanna get rid of me that easily? After I helped you back there?"

I smiled shyly, and looked at the people around us. "I'm sorry."

"It's ok.." He replied softly, not taking his eyes off me.

His stare made me feel insecure, as if behind all this makeup I had caked on, he could see my imperfections.

My thoughts on him, my fear of falling for him.

I tried to lower my gaze, to look at anything but his eyes.

It was then, that I heard what song we were dancing to.

I froze and listened.

I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

Maybe it's all part of a plan

Deja vu immediately coursed through me.

This is not happening.

Dreams never come true.

Not in reality.

I looked up at him, and he was already staring down at me.

"What's wrong?" He asked, concern in his eyes.

I opened my mouth then closed it.

I mean what was I supposed to say?

Oh nothing,I dreamed about you, and we danced to this same song so we're meant to get married and have cute babies.

That was not gonna happen.

I shook my head in response, brushing it off.

It's just a coincidence.

He looked at me questioning, then spun me and dropped me.

You know that romantic dance move that comes out in movies?

He did just that, and I don't know why but the only thing that popped on my head was hot!

I didn't even know he danced.

But I found it kinda hot.

But baby now!

Take me into your loving arms.

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars.

Place your head in my beating heart.

I'm thinking out loud!

I was lost in the sweet music of Ed Sheeran, and I never wanted this moment to end.

I felt relaxed, yet my heart was thuming uncontrollably from our bodies being close together.

Keep it together. I told myself.

I wasn't gonna let this night slip.

I wasn't even gonna make a mistake.

Not tonight.

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