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24. Prom
Robbie felt Alex staring at him as they stood in line to take their prom picture.
"What?" Robbie asked. "Did I spill punch on my tux?"
"No," Alex said. "It's just...you look so handsome."
"Oh. Um...thanks."
They stepped up in front of the cheesy back drop as the photographer awkwardly tried to put them in a pose.
"Wouldn't it be funny if we kissed in the picture?" asked Alex.
"Why would it be funny?"
"Well, cuz, you know...people would see the compilation and be all 'whoa! There's two guys kissing!' Right?"
"I don't see how that's funny."
"Oh," Alex said, frowning as the photographer snapped a shot of them.
*
Robbie came running up to the table, sweaty from dancing.
"This is so much fun!" Robbie said, as Alex sat sulking. "Why weren't you out there dancing?"
"Oh please. They're not even playing good music."
Brandon came up to the table, sweaty and winded from dancing. "Man, Robbie, you got moves," he said.
"Thanks," Robbie blushed.
"You coming back out?"
Robbie looked at Alex who was still sulking. "In a minute." When Brandon left, Robbie asked, "What's wrong?"
"You're supposed to be my date!" Alex pouted.
"I am. I came here with you. We took pictures. You didn't want to dance, so I thought..."
"Ugh, let's get out of here. This is so lame."
"But isn't the point of prom to spend it with everyone at school? Like a last hurrah?"
"My parents are away for the weekend," Alex cooed. "I thought we could go back to my place..."
"I don't know if I feel comfortable with that."
Alex blinked. "Um, why not?"
"Well...I mean you're a good friend, Alex, but I don't know if I see you like that."
Alex was aghast. "But...I mean...I'm cute! Like so cute!"
"Well, sure," Robbie said sheepishly. "But, that's not all there is, right? When you like someone? It's supposed to be like the kind of person they are and their personality and chemistry and stuff?"
"Yes, and what kind of person are you looking for that I'm not?"
"Well...um...nice. A nice person."
Alex sat there, speechless. It was the first time he'd ever been rejected. Ever.
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"What?" Robbie asked. "Did I spill punch on my tux?"
"No," Alex said. "It's just...you look so handsome."
"Oh. Um...thanks."
They stepped up in front of the cheesy back drop as the photographer awkwardly tried to put them in a pose.
"Wouldn't it be funny if we kissed in the picture?" asked Alex.
"Why would it be funny?"
"Well, cuz, you know...people would see the compilation and be all 'whoa! There's two guys kissing!' Right?"
"I don't see how that's funny."
"Oh," Alex said, frowning as the photographer snapped a shot of them.
*
Robbie came running up to the table, sweaty from dancing.
"This is so much fun!" Robbie said, as Alex sat sulking. "Why weren't you out there dancing?"
"Oh please. They're not even playing good music."
Brandon came up to the table, sweaty and winded from dancing. "Man, Robbie, you got moves," he said.
"Thanks," Robbie blushed.
"You coming back out?"
Robbie looked at Alex who was still sulking. "In a minute." When Brandon left, Robbie asked, "What's wrong?"
"You're supposed to be my date!" Alex pouted.
"I am. I came here with you. We took pictures. You didn't want to dance, so I thought..."
"Ugh, let's get out of here. This is so lame."
"But isn't the point of prom to spend it with everyone at school? Like a last hurrah?"
"My parents are away for the weekend," Alex cooed. "I thought we could go back to my place..."
"I don't know if I feel comfortable with that."
Alex blinked. "Um, why not?"
"Well...I mean you're a good friend, Alex, but I don't know if I see you like that."
Alex was aghast. "But...I mean...I'm cute! Like so cute!"
"Well, sure," Robbie said sheepishly. "But, that's not all there is, right? When you like someone? It's supposed to be like the kind of person they are and their personality and chemistry and stuff?"
"Yes, and what kind of person are you looking for that I'm not?"
"Well...um...nice. A nice person."
Alex sat there, speechless. It was the first time he'd ever been rejected. Ever.
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