CHAPTER-3 APRIL 1974

The homecoming dance was tomorrow, and I wasn't sure if I need a date or not. Like it's not really important I guess, actually I don't know. Going alone there, so far what I have heard "you'd end up being the guy scooping punch all night long or mopping up the braf in the bathroom", that's the last thing I would ever wanted to do. So, that's people without dates usually do.

When I was in junior high, I clicked with a girl named Emma Locklear. She was my first real girlfriend, though it lasted only some months. Just before summer breaks I got dumped by her for someone else, he was already 18 at that time and had a car. His father had a garage, no big deal! not at all. He was kind of guy who would flirt with every girl he see, his name is Charles. His primary attributes so far I could tell was only that he had a real nice car. He would mainly wear light coloured T-shirts, which suits his face- not so handsome kind of well. He would lean on his car and say while moving his fingers through his hair "Hey! isn't it too hot today?" whenever a pretty girl passes by, he was cautious!! He was the real winner, if you know what I mean.

Well, anyways, because of this Emma thing I am single. I was lying on my bed it's already evening, it's too late to do anything now. So, I started preparing for the worst. As for the worst, I would drag Eric with me if anything appears to happen. I can't forgive him for leaving me alone, but "who the heck agreed to go in the homecoming dance with that weirdo?" was all I could think that night.

The homecoming dance has arrived, I put on my best suit and got ready and started coming downstairs

"mom, I am going now!"

"Wait, you didn't even set your hair perfectly?" my mom said while dashing towards me and continued 

"my poor boy, didn't even have a date! who is the unlucky girl to refuse him. If you feel too lonely I can accompany you." 

Even my mom thinks I can't get a girl. I felt even worse, it's the worst. 

"mom, we would be late for the party. let's save this not needed talk for later" I somehow showed a smile, she humphed at me and went to take out the car.

The evening was pretty lively, as the saying goes "the more the merrier" I thought I would be bored to death there but it wasn't actually bad. I couldn't see Eric, I bet he would be in the bleachers enjoying his time with his beauty. So, I enjoyed with my other friends who didn't had a date. And as I heard from one of them that Eric's girl is none other than Diana White. I literally shouted in my brain "Diana white? seriously? did that so called waste person, who is only good at sports hit the jackpot???" 

Eric hunter, was well known in the school for his good sporting skills, he lead our school basketball team to nationals and he plays football too as center defender he got selected as the best defender of this region. Afterall he is my best friend he won't be useless- he is still useless. Now, Diana White she is the leader of cheering group of our school. The most attractive thing about her is her face and long legs. She is truly attractive, as she dances her dark brown hair, bangs float in air and her slight sweat goes down from her cheeks as she smiles- could make your heart thump for sure. So, my poor friend just got lucky. I will take revenge.

As I was thinking all this, and muttering to myself while drinking the orange juice- it tastes pretty good, I bumped onto someone. And all of my juice got spilled.

"aahh-"  it was a Girls voice 

"my orange juice? it got wasted- can't you even walk properly?" I said while looking at that ungrateful person who brought bad luck to me. My eyes were on stalks.

"what wasted? you don't study a bit did you? you should say 'sorry' instead of complaining"  said Amelia Garcia.

"huh? what if that was the last cup of orange juice?" 

"humph! Now, you should help me to clean up my dress"

"Don't ignore me! what's with you? I never imagined Amelia Garcia to be so rude to others" I said while thinking 'what's gotten into her? she wasn't like this!'

"This is my mother's dress! it's important to me, I don't want to ruin it. it's something precious, I am sorry for the rudeness earlier"  she walked by, without saying anything else. I felt wrong, it wasn't my fault that her dress was dirty now...

Fine! I went behind her, she was entering the washroom 

"Amelia!"  I shouted from a distance 

she halted and looked towards me, I finally caught upto her 

" I am sorry for earlier, I was in a bad mood. It's all Eric's fault, he left me alone for Diana!"  I said while pouting, I looked at her and continued 

"I will help you clean up the mess I have made" 

she just smiled and started walking inside, I looked here and there for safety, what if someone saw me going into Girl's washroom. 

"Don't worry no one saw you trying to enter the girl's washroom." 

I knew this voice and turned around 

"Eric you traitor!! What kind of face you want to show me now huh?"  I jumped on him. 

"clam down! why you are trying to enter in Girl's washroom in the first place?" then he slowly whispered to me "Don't forget Diana is watching us!"

The hell, like I care about her watching me.

As I started explaining what happened to Eric and Diana, Amelia came banging out of the washroom 

"uh..guys! Emergency!"