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"Your hand, my fair lady," I said, flashing a grin, feeling like so old-school movie star as I offered my hand to May. She took it with a shy smile, her fingers delicate and cold in mine as she stepped gracefully out of the limousine. She looked incredible a total knockout in her shimring dress, which sparkled under the soft lights decorated to line the entrance to the prom venue.
"My very own knight in shining armour," she said with a bright smile as one of her hands snaked around my left arm. Not minding her actions, I held my other hand out to Emma as I had decided to act as her Sudo date for the night, not wanting her to feel left out.
She was the only one who didn't bother getting a date and while that was perfectly acceptable, she was bound to feel left out during the night. Since I am partly responsible that she couldn't go solo with one of her friend's It's my brotherly duty to make sure she had fun.
I glanced over at Emma, who rolled her eyes but took my hand with a reluctant grin. "You don't have to be so dramatic, you know," She muttered, though the small smile on her lips told she appreciated the thought.
Looking forward the soft glow of fairy lights intertwined with icy blue and white decorations gave the entire school entrance a surreal, magical feel, as if soone had dropped a snow globe right in the middle of Florida's sumr heat. It was a weird, almost hilarious contrast, but they'd really nailed the winter wonderland vibe.
I let out a low whistle, unable to help the grin tugging at the corners of my mouth as I took in the scene before us. "They really went all out, huh?"
Reece, stepping out with Lexi on his arm, gave a mock shiver. "Feels like I need a jacket, man. Winter Wonderland in the middle of a Florida July—only our school would think that's a genius idea."
Lexi rolled her eyes, nudging him playfully. "It's called magic, Reece. Just go with it. Besides, it's better than the New York the we had for hocoming."
I led the way through the entrance, where the faux snow glittered under the twinkling lights, creating a whimsical backdrop that felt worlds away from the sticky sumr air outside. A couple of students milled about, snapping photos and laughing. I spotted a familiar face: Jordan, our class's self-proclaid clown, dressed in a ridiculous elf costu/suit, complete with jingle bells as Cufflinks.
He was the exception as most of the students chose to dress to impress rather than aim to be codic relief. Entering the school after showing our tickets to the guard dressed in a professional blue suit, we walked along the hallway that led to the actual venue. Along the way, we spotted different Christmas decorations such as snown and even Jack Frost.
What surprised the seniors in the group though was when they caught pictures of themselves and students in their class on so of the decorations. "Bruce Myles, third place in the Florida state 2018/19 championships." one of the posters read displaying a picture of Bruce wrestling in his red singlet as sothing similar to a news article about his achievent was written underneath.
"Liv this one is about you," Bennett exclaid after spotting another poster that showcased Oliva in the midst of a swing on a tennis court. "Wow, they are calling you Red Oak Prep's very own Serina Williams," He continued before the rest of the group joined him to read what was written about their friend.
We spent more ti than anticipated just in that corridor as all the girls and Spencer had a poster dedicated to them. May was honoured for her achievents with the cheerleading team, Taekwondo club and finally her efforts with the school's Life Foundation helping to raise $200K, in her 2 years as a mber. Emma on the other hand was honoured for her achievent with her dance troupe despite it not being a school club.
Not only that her achievent of reaching the top 10 in the United States of Arica Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) with the school's team. She got another small ntion about her achievents with the school's Life Foundation, but she never took a prominent leading role like May had. I guess Spencer also managed to get a ntion for his achievents with the Red Oak Eagles and the D1/D2 offers he received.
I felt a swell of pride for my friends as we admired the posters showcasing each of their accomplishnts. It wasn't hard to see how proud the school was of their student's achievents as they had turned this winter wonderland into a gallery of their school lives. Even though they charge a high tuition the quality of the education can be considered worth it, especially when you factor in all the connections and opportunities the students get access to.
As we rounded the corner, the echo of laughter and music grew louder, pulling us deeper into the heart of the venue. The main hall opened up before us like sothing out of a fairytale, the dance floor alive with swirling lights and a sea of glittering decorations. I couldn't help but feel a surge of excitent as we stepped into the magical ambience that enveloped the room.
"It's so Beautiful" Lexi exclaid her eyes wide with wonder as she directly pulled Reece into the venue. Despite his tall stature, he could only let himself be dragged by his date as she took him towards the photo section a few yards from the entrance.
"She is not wrong this place is surreal" I agreed, taking in the sights and sounds. "It's like walking into a snow globe, sothing straight out of a Christmas carol."
"Naw bro it's more like Santa decided to party and ended up vomiting here," Bennett stated from the side causing my lips to twitch and Spencer to let out a chuckle. That proved to be the wrong choice though, as all the girls as if syncing on the sa wavelength sent them a threatening glare. And for so reason, May was also sending an inquiring glare seemingly just waiting for to slip up.
"(Ahem), Let's go take so pictures," I redirect before pulling her along not willing to let her see that I agreed with Bennett's conjecture. It's like you don't see what's wrong with sothing no matter how bad it is until soone points it out and your blinders disappear. Now no matter how I looked at the overly Christmas-thed venue in the middle of Florida all I could think of was St Nicholas throwing up in this place.
Walking over to the snow globe-thed photo booth nestled against a wall draped in shimring silver fabric. Reece and Lexi were already in the midst of getting their pictures taken by the photographer hired by the prom committee. It was surrounded by playful decorations like faux snowflakes gently drifting down from the ceiling and a dazzling backdrop of twinkling lights.
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20 minutes later as we stepped away from the photo booth, the music thumping through the hall seed to pull everyone closer to the dance floor. We settled our things on one of the tables at the side of the hall that we had decided to commandeer as our own. I didn't even get a chance to sit before the girls decided to drag us all to the dance floor as DJ Tux played the song 'DANCE MONKEY'.
The high-pitched beat of "Dance Monkey" filled the hall, making it impossible to resist moving. I caught sight of Bennett already attempting so ridiculous moves, his lanky fra flailing about. Madison his partner rolled her eyes but couldn't help an amused laugh from escaping her lip, but in the end, she decided to match his energy.
"Ben that's not how you do it, move your legs more," she said before breaking off into the DJ Khaleed Salsa despite it not matching the song. Ignoring the two I simply matched the vibe of Emma and May which resulted in using the famous 2 step and shoulder shuffle.
"Welco to the winter wonderland class of 2019," DJ Tux exclaid through his mice as his voice instantly travelled throughout the room. "Now let's get this party started, Teach how to dougie (aye!)" The speakers bellowed out the next song as they were turned up a notch instantly igniting the students prompting them to dance along to the song.
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To Be Continued...
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