if you’d like to dance.”
“Why?” I gave him a puzzled look.
“I thought you said you liked to dance.”
“I do, but-”
“Then let’s dance.” He pulled me onto the dance floor. Don’t worry this isn’t one of those moments where as soon as we hit the dance floor the perfect slow song starts to play. It was another fast song. We started to dance and I was a little confused as to why he kept following me.
“Why are you following me like this?” I wasn’t very good at being subtle.
“Well…I…”
“You want to get homework answers from me?” I had this feeling that he liked me, but that would just be a little too weird.
“No. I…”
“You want to go out with one of my friends so you thought that if you got close to me then I could just get you to hook up with her?”
“No. I…” He continued.
“You wanted to get me to help you get out of detention?”
“NO! Let me finish!” He got angry.
“Whoa. Sorry!” I gave him a little attitude.
“No. I didn’t mean to get so mad it’s just you keep interrupting me.”
“Sorry. I have to work on that,” I replied.
“I just wanted to tell you that I thought you looked nice tonight,” He finished.
“That’s it?”
“What do you mean that’s it?” He stopped dancing, “I thought that was pretty good.”
“It was. I mean, thanks,” I stammered.
“You’re welcome.” He started dancing again.
“You know, you look pretty good too.”
“Thanks,” He huffed.
“What’s your name?” I asked.
“What?”
“Your name…you never told me. I keep thinking of you as the Mohawk boy, but you aren’t really that any more. And I don’t want to keep calling you the Brad Pitt boy either.” I told him.
“You think I look like Brad Pitt?” He brightened.
“What’s your name?” I put my hands on my hips.
“Isn’t Brad Pitt considered to be really good looking to girls?” He asked.
“What is your name already?” I put my hands up in the air both out of exasperation and as part of my sweet, sweet dance moves.
“Adam.”
“I’m Ashley.” I looked down at my feet. Now things seemed all weird and awkward. I didn’t know what to do. The song finished.
“Ashley-” Adam started to say.
“Well, I better go help Liz and Jill now. I think everyone just started dancing around them and drawing on them.” I walked off before he could say anything. I widened my eyes. “Nice job! Could I have been any more of a freak?” I said to myself.
“Hey, Ash!” Betty waved at me.
“Hi. How are you?” I asked.
“Great.” She and Jack were dancing. They seemed to be having a good time.
“Thanks, Ash. I probably would have bought Lena all kinds of stuff. She had me fooled. You saved my wallet big time!”
“No problem.” I went over to the payphone and called for an ambulance. I felt really bad that I had let Liz and Jill just lay there, but I don’t think they noticed the wait. They were both passed out when the paramedics came to get them. Since Liz was in the splits, the paramedics had to leave her in that position and carry her. It looked like a scene out of Home Alone . I felt bad for laughing, but I couldn’t help it. They both looked so stupid it was hard not to laugh, at least a little. Lena was nowhere to be found. She probably went home to lick her wounds, but I wasn’t sure what was going to happen next. I knew that Lena would try to get back at me somehow, even though what she did was totally her fault.
After everyone had left and gone home, I walked around outside. I didn’t have a ride anymore, which was my fault because I told Betty I’d hitch another ride. But, I really didn’t want to see Jack and Betty be all kissy and stuff, so I figured it would just be better if I walked.
“It’s
“Why?” I gave him a puzzled look.
“I thought you said you liked to dance.”
“I do, but-”
“Then let’s dance.” He pulled me onto the dance floor. Don’t worry this isn’t one of those moments where as soon as we hit the dance floor the perfect slow song starts to play. It was another fast song. We started to dance and I was a little confused as to why he kept following me.
“Why are you following me like this?” I wasn’t very good at being subtle.
“Well…I…”
“You want to get homework answers from me?” I had this feeling that he liked me, but that would just be a little too weird.
“No. I…”
“You want to go out with one of my friends so you thought that if you got close to me then I could just get you to hook up with her?”
“No. I…” He continued.
“You wanted to get me to help you get out of detention?”
“NO! Let me finish!” He got angry.
“Whoa. Sorry!” I gave him a little attitude.
“No. I didn’t mean to get so mad it’s just you keep interrupting me.”
“Sorry. I have to work on that,” I replied.
“I just wanted to tell you that I thought you looked nice tonight,” He finished.
“That’s it?”
“What do you mean that’s it?” He stopped dancing, “I thought that was pretty good.”
“It was. I mean, thanks,” I stammered.
“You’re welcome.” He started dancing again.
“You know, you look pretty good too.”
“Thanks,” He huffed.
“What’s your name?” I asked.
“What?”
“Your name…you never told me. I keep thinking of you as the Mohawk boy, but you aren’t really that any more. And I don’t want to keep calling you the Brad Pitt boy either.” I told him.
“You think I look like Brad Pitt?” He brightened.
“What’s your name?” I put my hands on my hips.
“Isn’t Brad Pitt considered to be really good looking to girls?” He asked.
“What is your name already?” I put my hands up in the air both out of exasperation and as part of my sweet, sweet dance moves.
“Adam.”
“I’m Ashley.” I looked down at my feet. Now things seemed all weird and awkward. I didn’t know what to do. The song finished.
“Ashley-” Adam started to say.
“Well, I better go help Liz and Jill now. I think everyone just started dancing around them and drawing on them.” I walked off before he could say anything. I widened my eyes. “Nice job! Could I have been any more of a freak?” I said to myself.
“Hey, Ash!” Betty waved at me.
“Hi. How are you?” I asked.
“Great.” She and Jack were dancing. They seemed to be having a good time.
“Thanks, Ash. I probably would have bought Lena all kinds of stuff. She had me fooled. You saved my wallet big time!”
“No problem.” I went over to the payphone and called for an ambulance. I felt really bad that I had let Liz and Jill just lay there, but I don’t think they noticed the wait. They were both passed out when the paramedics came to get them. Since Liz was in the splits, the paramedics had to leave her in that position and carry her. It looked like a scene out of Home Alone . I felt bad for laughing, but I couldn’t help it. They both looked so stupid it was hard not to laugh, at least a little. Lena was nowhere to be found. She probably went home to lick her wounds, but I wasn’t sure what was going to happen next. I knew that Lena would try to get back at me somehow, even though what she did was totally her fault.
After everyone had left and gone home, I walked around outside. I didn’t have a ride anymore, which was my fault because I told Betty I’d hitch another ride. But, I really didn’t want to see Jack and Betty be all kissy and stuff, so I figured it would just be better if I walked.
“It’s
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