• I HATE DANCES. WHY DID I AGREE TO COME WITH HIM? I DON'T EVEN LIKE HIM! I THOUGHT. I LOOKED OVER AT DAMIAN WALKING NEXT TO ME. "WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT? I TOLD YOU WE WOULD HAVE FUN, AND WE WILL. YOU MUST HAVE MORE FAITH, EM." I JUST ROLLED MY EYES AT HIM AND REPLIED, "WHATEVER..."

    DAMIAN GRABBED MY HAND AND DRAGGED ME ON TO THE DANCE FLOOR. THAT EARNED HIM AN EVIL GLARE. HE STARTED TRYING TO DANCE WITH ME BUT I WASN'T COOPERATING. FINALLY, HIS SHORT TEMPER FUSE GAVE OUT AND HE SHOVED ME INTO A GIRL WHO WAS STANDING ALONE ON THE SIDELINES. SHE CAUGHT ME AND HELPED ME TO STEADY MYSELF AS DAMIAN WALKED AWAY CUSSING.

    "ARE YOU OKAY, EM?" SHE ASKED ME. I MUST HAVE LOOKED CONFUSED BECAUSE SHE SAID, "OH! I'M SORRY! I'M NEW HERE AND EVERYONE SAID IF I WANTED A FRIEND TO TALK TO A GIRL NAMED EM. AND SINCE YOU WERE THE ONLY PERSON I HAVEN'T MET YET I ASSUMED YOU WERE HER. ARE YOU?" I LOOKED AT HER. "YEAH, THAT'S ME. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THEY WERE KIDDING WITH YOU THOUGH. NO ONE REALLY LIKES ME BECAUSE I AM BISEXUAL AND SOME PEOPLE ARE CRUEL AND THEY WANT YOU TO BE FREAKED OUT AT ME LIKE THE REST OF THEM."

    I STARTED TO WALK AWAY AND SHE STOPPED ME. "MY NAME IS ALLY, AND I THINK THE REASON THEY SENT ME TO YOU IS BECAUSE I TOLD EVERYONE WHO CAME UP TO ME THAT I WAS BI SO THAT NO RUMORS WOULD GET OUT AND BECOME BAD. I JUST DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN HERE LIKE IT DID IN MY LAST SCHOOL." I COCKED MY HEAD TO THE SIDE A LITTLE. THINKING. " YOU WANNA DANCE?" I ASKED HER. " I CAN'T TODAY I AM GOING ON A LITTLE VACATION. SAVE ME THE LAST DANCE OF THE YEAR AND I'LL BE BACK FOR YOU."

    ALLY THEN GRABBED ME AND KISSED ME THEN TURNED AND RAN FOR THE DOOR. SHE LEFT ME CONFUSED AND ALONE. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, I WENT HOME, THINKING ABOUT HOW WHEN I FIRST SAW HER IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. WAS IT THE SAME FOR HER?