Page 51 - Save the Last Dance for Me

formation until the two lines met

uncomfortably at the center.

Whatever girl was across from us

was our partner for the next dance.

As soon as the song ended,

everyone scurried back to the

bleachers to continue the game of

stare down.

Next came bribery. Heart-

shaped sugar cookies and plastic

cups full of red punch were loaded

onto tables at one end of the gym.

But students could only enjoy the

refreshment if they finished a

dance first. So, the tables full of

food sat without the slightest

nibble being taken as we all sat

glued to our positions on the

bleachers. Even threats of

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