I didn't go to my prom, in fact I never went to a high school dance. I was extremely shy and could barely speak to boys. My senior year I developed a huge crush on Doug, a sweet football player and fellow art student. I felt queasy and lightheaded every time I saw him! I wanted him to ask me to prom. He was in bowling club, so I joined to get closer to him. I was on a girls team, but I could watch him across the lanes. Doug knew that I liked him, and evidently my Art and Trigonometry teachers prodded him to ask me to prom. I thought it was only a matter of time until my dream would come true.
One afternoon during bowling club, my teammate Missy came into the lane squealing with delight and announced that Doug had just asked her to the prom! I was devastated. I could barely breath as Owner of a Lonely Heart played on the video monitors. I spent prom night alone on my Mama's couch watching The Blob. I felt pathetic!
Despite the tragic tale of the prom, this story does have a happy ending. After graduation, Doug and I ended up at the same party. I don't know how it happened, but we started talking. A week later he asked me to the movies. He was my first boyfriend and we dated for three years.
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