Stories tagged “prom”
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The Gorgeous Cat Loveless
“You look gorgeous,” Ha-Ha said in his thrilling James Stewart voice. He didn’t mean to sound like him, but he did. Cat smiled and blinked her eyes at Ha-Ha’s powder blue suit. He told that he was gonna wear this one, but hadn&#...
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In The Cards
It was in the cards for Greta. She was not going to make it home tonight. It was a bright night. The moon was almost full. Greta had taken off her strappy heels and plodded, completely exhausted, to her gleaming Ion. She opened the door. It still smell...
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Prom Night
“But Mom, it’s Prom!” “Next time check your lunar calendar,” Joanna snapped as she whipped the curtains shut, blocking out the moonlight. “But Brittany’s waiting! And Dad said I could borrow the car!” Joanna stood holding the curtains a...
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On the Way to Prom
The doorbell rang. “Cody!” Brittany screamed. She had been crying. “I thought you weren’t coming. Your mom called.” “I had to see you,” Cody said, trying to enunciate around the fangs. “It’s Prom. I...
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S. O. S.!! (save our stories)
Mikey kissed me under the slide at recess. S. O. S. (save our souls) The boy I’ve had a crush on since 7th grade asked me to the prom. S. O. S.!! (save our secrets) I got transferred to that new job and my new boss is drop dead georgous. S. O. S....
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like a shining star
I pressed the glowing submit button and tilted back my chair. Swiveling the chair I stared at the space of white wall I’d spent the morning clearing. “A goal, now I have a goal.” An email popped into my inbox confirming the order I...
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i don't understand
Three weeks before prom. The dress arrived today and I’m ready to try it on. Excitement bubbles up inside me and I feel like I’m about to burst. I stand on top of my bed and reach up for the dress. My heart starts pounding in my chest. I kn...
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The Rain
I’ve always loved the rain.Especially the fact that when it pores you can’t tell if I’m crying. It’s the night of the prom. We finally graduated!I slow danced with my boyfriend Daniel. Soon he disappeared and I found him “...
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Fast Flash
At the beginning, only tiny beads of rain fell onto our bare shoulders as we danced slowly in the school courtyard. You and I had both agreed that the music in the hall was too loud, so we enjoyed the prom from a distance. You pressed me closer as the ...
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Skin [part 1]
Kyra was on her bed sobbing. It was prom night, the night she had looked forward to since the day Ben asked her, almost tripping into her 7th period class, yellow roses in hand. The night she had looked forward to since the day she found the perfect dr...
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Skin [part 2]
Kyra’s mother, Sasha, knocked at the door. “Go away,” Kyra answered after. Sasha disobeyed her daughter and opened the door. Seeing Kyra in the mess of emotions she herself could not begin to imagine, she could only say: “Sweetie, I’m sorry.
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Skin [part 3]
Sasha stared at her daughter and rubbed Kyra’s back. Kyra burrowed her head into her mother’s shoulder, the contours of which had comforted her for the last 18 years. Several moments of silence passed until Kyra mumbled: “I’m scared. I’m so s...
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Skin [part 4]
Sasha couldn’t stop the tears now. “Kyra, you’re not normal. You’re unique and special and that’s why your family loves you so much. That’s why I love you so much,” Ben stood at the doorway in a tuxedo holding a white corsage. “You’re...
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Tyler
A week before the announcement, Tyler had wanted to kill Laura. He’d also wanted to hug her. She had approached him in Boobins’ math class, and told him what he had expected. He’d seen her pick up the plane as it had dropped out of th...
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Kristin
As soon as the announcement was make, Kristin didn’t know whether to cry or grin eagerly. So she squirmed in her seat, dreading the next few weeks. She expected not to be asked out (who wants a girlfriend smarter than themselves?) and yet she kin...
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Introducing...Aiko
Right. As if she would ever be caught dead attending some ridiculous school dance. Obedient little piggies, all willingly led to the slaughter of their own intellect, imaginations, and creativity. Oblivious, is what they were. She could see them all no...
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Pandemic Prom
“You look totally great, Adrienne. I love how you bejeweled your Hazmat suit.” “Thanks, hon! Your virus mask really brings out your eyes.” It was time for Pandemic Prom: the one event that the students of Last Survivors High Sch...
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Tim
No! This is not how it’s supposed to be! We’re still in Middle School for Christ’s sake. Tim slouched in his seat as he heard the announcement. He remembered looking at the High School kids. Touching, holding, kissing… I just wa...
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Goals
I pressed the glowing submit button and tilted back my chair. Swiveling the chair I stared at the space of white wall I’d spent the morning clearing. “A goal, now I have a goal.” An email popped into my inbox confirming the order I’d just made....
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"I... Don't Understand"
Three weeks before prom. The dress arrived today and I’m ready to try it on. Excitement bubbles up inside me and I feel like I’m about to burst. I stand on top of my bed and reach up for the dress. My heart starts pounding in my chest. I know it’...
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Not Exactly St. Vitus' Dance
Tempting though it was I could not bring myself to look at him again for the remainder of what felt like a very long lunch. Amber prattled on, but I didn’t hear. The assorted hoots and howls of a high school cafeteria resounded and echoed off til...