just a coincidence as we made our way to the dance floor.
Lucas was a great dancer. I felt very comfortable with him. I also had an empty feeling inside like something was missing. When Lucas held me close, I felt so guilty for not accepting the dance with Zen. I found myself losing focus in the dance. My eyes kept wandering around looking for him. I knew he was close because of the butterflies.
“You really like him, don’t you?” Lucas was looking down at me.
“Is it that obvious?” I stopped and starred back at him.
“Uh huh,” he smirked. “I see you looking for him. He’s behind you dancing.”
I turned around and nearly puked when I saw him dancing with Kat. My entire body started to tremble, my breath was very heavy, and I felt my face heating up to my boiling point. I’ve never been so mad. Then Zen looked over at me. What are you doing with her? Don’t you see what you are doing to me, I thought. I want to leap over this crowd and rip her skanky head off.
Lucas touched my shoulder. “Are you okay, Avery,” he whispered.
“No. I have to go back to my room.” I was looking everywhere for Sam. I could feel my body shaking so hard, but I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. When I finally found Sam, she was with Zander.
I could barely speak because of the shaking. “Sam?”
“Yeah, hey Doll. Are you okay?” She grabbed my hands.
“No,” I stumbled with the words. “I’m feeling sick and real weird. I have to go to my room and lie down.
“I’ll take you.”
“No, stay and have fun. I’ll call you later. I love you.”
“I love you, too.” She said. “I’ll stop and check on you when I get back to the dorms.
I nodded. “Oh Sam, ditch the bitch.”
She had a confused look on her face. I gestured towards Kat, who was walking our way.
“What’s going on?” Sam asked.
“I have to go, I’ll explain later. Or you can ask Kat. Better yet, I could stick around and rip her head off.”
“Oh no you don’t, you better go lie down, Superwoman, before you get sicker.” She pushed me away.
I turned around to leave. I was nearly running by the time I made it to the dorms. I had to get away. I feel like a freak. My body is acting like it has a mind of its own. I wish I knew what is wrong or what kind of medicine will make this go away.
When I tried to pull open the heavy double doors to the dorm, I realized I didn’t have the strength. My body felt exhausted. I tried again, but still no luck.
“Here, let me help you.”
The voice startled me. “What are you doing here?” I could barely speak.
“I was just checking on you. I saw you running away from the party, and I was worried that something was wrong.”
“I’m fine, Professor.”
He opened the door and led me into the entryway; his hand nested on the small of my back. “Please, do not call me Professor. It’s Gage. I thought we went over this.”
“I am sorry, Gage. It just seems so informal.”
He smiled. “Are you okay, Avery? You seem shaken up.”
“It has been a long day. I don’t feel well. I must be coming down with something.” The longer I stood there, the worse I felt. I started walking towards the stairs. Each step I took seemed to be harder than
Lucas was a great dancer. I felt very comfortable with him. I also had an empty feeling inside like something was missing. When Lucas held me close, I felt so guilty for not accepting the dance with Zen. I found myself losing focus in the dance. My eyes kept wandering around looking for him. I knew he was close because of the butterflies.
“You really like him, don’t you?” Lucas was looking down at me.
“Is it that obvious?” I stopped and starred back at him.
“Uh huh,” he smirked. “I see you looking for him. He’s behind you dancing.”
I turned around and nearly puked when I saw him dancing with Kat. My entire body started to tremble, my breath was very heavy, and I felt my face heating up to my boiling point. I’ve never been so mad. Then Zen looked over at me. What are you doing with her? Don’t you see what you are doing to me, I thought. I want to leap over this crowd and rip her skanky head off.
Lucas touched my shoulder. “Are you okay, Avery,” he whispered.
“No. I have to go back to my room.” I was looking everywhere for Sam. I could feel my body shaking so hard, but I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. When I finally found Sam, she was with Zander.
I could barely speak because of the shaking. “Sam?”
“Yeah, hey Doll. Are you okay?” She grabbed my hands.
“No,” I stumbled with the words. “I’m feeling sick and real weird. I have to go to my room and lie down.
“I’ll take you.”
“No, stay and have fun. I’ll call you later. I love you.”
“I love you, too.” She said. “I’ll stop and check on you when I get back to the dorms.
I nodded. “Oh Sam, ditch the bitch.”
She had a confused look on her face. I gestured towards Kat, who was walking our way.
“What’s going on?” Sam asked.
“I have to go, I’ll explain later. Or you can ask Kat. Better yet, I could stick around and rip her head off.”
“Oh no you don’t, you better go lie down, Superwoman, before you get sicker.” She pushed me away.
I turned around to leave. I was nearly running by the time I made it to the dorms. I had to get away. I feel like a freak. My body is acting like it has a mind of its own. I wish I knew what is wrong or what kind of medicine will make this go away.
When I tried to pull open the heavy double doors to the dorm, I realized I didn’t have the strength. My body felt exhausted. I tried again, but still no luck.
“Here, let me help you.”
The voice startled me. “What are you doing here?” I could barely speak.
“I was just checking on you. I saw you running away from the party, and I was worried that something was wrong.”
“I’m fine, Professor.”
He opened the door and led me into the entryway; his hand nested on the small of my back. “Please, do not call me Professor. It’s Gage. I thought we went over this.”
“I am sorry, Gage. It just seems so informal.”
He smiled. “Are you okay, Avery? You seem shaken up.”
“It has been a long day. I don’t feel well. I must be coming down with something.” The longer I stood there, the worse I felt. I started walking towards the stairs. Each step I took seemed to be harder than
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