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might help her not mind dancing

with me. But as both Rand and I

approached her, she moved quickly

to avoid me and accept Rand’s

invitation.

As the dance started, I was the

only boy left, which meant I had to

dance with the girls’ teacher. I felt

my face redden. The only thing

worse than that could have been

death, and even that was debatable.

And to make matters worse, the

two teachers had noticed my

dilemma trying to get a dance

partner, so after that dance, they

announced that everyone had to

dance with the first person who

asked them. At that point, all the

other students turned and looked at

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