May 26, 2017
@wrcse !
Pauline’s left them alone, and the awkwardness that’s settled doesn’t seem to dissipate. They’re both out of their element, and explicitly aware of it. From the pictures that Dad insisted he take, to the corsages that he had trouble fitting on both of their wrists. People mill around the room before them, their high school experience amounted to SPIKED drinks and sweaty bodies. “ Do you want some punch or something ? ” He shouts over the band that’s playing an awful heavy metal rendition of ‘ Can You Feel the Love Tonight ’. He eases the moment with a small laugh, though it’s quickly drowned out by the reverberations that bounce off the walls of the gym.