“ Ready squirt?” My brother said coming into my room.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjp3UCIB0by
I turned around. “ What do you think?”
He looked at me and nodded. “ You don’t look that hideous.”
I glared at him and threw a pillow at his face.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpiKny5Ldg
He chuckled and sat on my bed.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hzxqmo0Rx
“ Why are you even going? Everyone knows it’s not your scene.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAAES8QKM5
A soft bark sounded near my legs.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwXccWBcjn
I looked down to see our small puppy wiggling his tail to us.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58I1ORB5rF
Elijah picked him up and sat on the bed again. “ It’s a good thing that aunty has a big garden, golden retrievers tend to get big.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5G9D2bbaZ
I nodded and fixed my hair.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTob5sey6lT
“ You are going to try and come visit every weekend right?”
Elijah looked at me from the mirror and smiled. “ I’ll try but I won’t promise anything.”
“ Figured.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡem8ILcOpmx
I sat near him and put on the high heeled shoes.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEYeUc91VX
“ Why are you going? You know girls won’t leave you alone right?” I said to him.
He kissed June’s nose. June barked.
“ Cause if you black out I’ll be there for you.”
He didn’t look at me, he kept playing with June.
“ I’m not that scared little girl anymore Elijah,” I whispered.
He nodded. “ But still, you will always be my little sis.”
I chuckled softly and got up, taking one last look at the mirror.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7WPS4MoG1
My dress was white with black dots. My black hair was styled into an updo and I went with the classic red lips.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRS7fBY2t7
“ Ready.”
My brother got up and looked into my mirror, he arranged his tux and offered me his hand.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0owa9SuuK
“ Shall we?”
I took his arm. “ I thank heavens that you are my brother, cause if I was your girlfriend I would be dead.”
Elijah burst into laughter.
“ I wouldn’t date a girl like you for sure.”
I kicked his leg. “ Oh, sorry. It was on purpose.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvTMFiLt49
Elijah chuckled and we walked downstairs.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkbYACGZT6
“ You look beautiful cupcake,” Dario said.
The guys were all in a tux.
“ Shouldn’t you guys go pick up your dates?” I said grabbing my purse.
“ We’ll meet them there,” Jay said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumYEmD8Fhu
Dario, Jay, Michael, and Aidan, were the closest of Elijah’s friends and they have all been there for me no matter what.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2qRj4f0iC
“ Plus, this way we will enter with you and show all the guys that we mean business,” Dario said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDPax8j0Fc
“ Business?”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixNSF6GM6N
“ That if any boy comes too close we will kill him,” Aidan said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDELcO123M
I burst into laughter. “ I think Luke can handle that.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoQMpFh2sk
My brother furrowed his eyebrows. “ Why are you going with him anyway?”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wBry9BshM
“ He kept asking me out and since I’m leaving soon, I thought that maybe I could at least go to Prom with him.”
Dario came in front of me. “ Don’t let him touch you okay?”
I smiled softly. “ Guys, I grew up with 5 overprotective brothers, I think I can handle myself.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3scWldDKs
The guys chuckled softly.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHKcjuVwQ3
“ But still, that guy doesn’t really strike me well,” Elijah said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah92nA1051
“ It’s just for a while, I’ll have to sing for most of it. I’ll dance with him for a couple of songs and I’ll leave. Deal?”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV33bSmEabJ
He sighed and nodded. “ Fine.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlkdnGpgCH
“ Let’s go, we are late,” Michael said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwf0XHcCXq
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I heard music playing in the background and we made our way inside.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT48n3yRMn
Everything was so beautiful, it’s like we went back in time.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZYGNIRo1V
A bar was on the left with stools to sit on. A green Cadillac car, which almost looks real was on the right and black and white tiles were under us.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3R7ZhSIA3S
An old mic was set on the stage and the band was already in place, talking to one another.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1cUBqt64q
“ There you are.” Dominique came running to us.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEYyPNaR0O
She was wearing a beautiful pink dress, with her blond hair in an upstyle almost like mine.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlM4WBBEqTg
“ You look gorgeous. I think Marilyn Monroe would be jealous.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdmpiM57Nu
I laughed once. “ I copied her style. All that is left is having blond hair.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRsrLgjEpM
She chuckled and pulled me by the hand. “ It’s almost time.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrAnbfgMJx
I nodded and turned to the guys. “ Enjoy it.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lxinw9fHU
Elijah came with me, he didn’t get a date for the prom which was sad, he hates these things as much as I do, but since 1950’s are my obsession he thought better to come along. Which is sweet of him but, I had been a burden to him.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMygTYaDHZ
“ You have a couple of songs. I told them to play the once you told me.” Dominique said looking at her schedule.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHmGrqMFsX
I took it from her hand. “ Go and enjoy yourself. I’ll deal with everything.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzjkPgChvl
She smiled brightly. “ Are you sure?”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGr0Mk1Sk7F
“ Yeah. Jeremy already arrived anyway.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0hVGcc38M
She looked behind her and waved to the guy near the door.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi691STigx
“ Go.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdl7cDRR77
Dominique jumped and hugged me. “ Thank you.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lK3HnytWY
While she was running to him, I saw Luke coming inside. He looked very handsome as always, with girls already around him. He smiled to them.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ242i4Lnikz
After my brother, he is the most liked in school.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgWZZtkkBq
“ See what I told you,” Elijah said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6jFhGe7CA
He took the schedule from my hands. “ Just go sing and let’s go home.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfK759EsCD
I nodded and went backstage.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xie9bJesg
When I entered on stage the guys looked at me. “ You’re here. Shall we?” The guy behind the piano said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblQMwlilDC
I smiled softly and nodded.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6lhU5p3fE
When I walked to the mic, everyone was looking at me.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUc5mMnMt2
“ Hey, guys. Are you ready for Prom?” I said enthusiastically.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPouUzR35D
Everyone cheered. “ Then let’s get it started with a classic. Dream a little dream of me by Doris Day.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXjaJcCBLh
Everyone clapped and I signaled to the guy behind the piano, he nodded and started the first note.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rwAnHTDhI
The other followed.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0MmlYsZb5
I opened my mouth and sang.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwCx8fURyx
Everyone’s eyes were on me, no one danced they all looked at me. Luke’s eyes were wide and so were Dario’s and the others.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzuDkXw4rj
I twirled a little and winked at the guys behind me, they all smiled and continued to play their beautiful tunes.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8hokdeY02
Elijah was near the stage, smiling up to me. I winked at him.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjaO1F9lxt
I wanted to show him that I wasn’t that scared seven years old anymore.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8InDrUbQc
With the last note, I wiggled my shoulder and bumped my hip to get more into the song.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBXqUWpd7J
Everyone kept silent for a second, then a loud cheer sounded and everyone clapped and whistled. I put my left foot behind my right and bowed slowly, thanking everyone.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXJjdIf2Y9
“ Now we are taking it slow so, grab your partners and dance. Who doesn’t have a partner no worries, just grab someone and make them dance with you.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkbC1AyIZD
Everyone chuckled and I turned to the guys. “ When I fall in love,” I whispered.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHHFZ9VH98
They nodded and changed music sheet.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSGbgrvKex
My brother was nowhere to be seen.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMNrKiNdRF
He must have run away backstage. Poor guy.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6Z45fwgod
When I saw everyone pair up. I smiled. “ This song is for all the lovers here tonight. The song is When I fall in love.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0v0YxW6Ww
My brother appeared after the curtains and smiled.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYHZEL8tYu
I opened my mouth and sang.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzj2nvN2vn
This time everyone danced slowly. It was a beautiful scene to witness. With every girl's beautiful dress, it looked like a 1950s movie. It was a good thing that I came. Next week, I’ll have to leave.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UkVqYxOsb
A small tear came down my cheeks. This song always gets me crying.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsUkcusQ5J
Everyone stopped dancing and clapped and cheered.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbcuDFA2zC
I saw a group of people coming in from the door. That’s my cue.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoq4dOcpvt
“ For my last song, I choose a classic which I’m pretty sure everyone knows. The song is Que sera sera.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsaQCPCN29
Everyone clapped.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOw6nYIBPT
The pianist played the first tone and I followed.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn17I1KE6K
This time every one twirled around and danced.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwtVUYYrY9
The band kept looking at me, maybe they didn’t know that I would be singing before them.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ii2JEeoaH
Everyone cheered.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOwfjM4qRR
“ Another song.” Someone yelled.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9bj9n1rJ6
I looked at the band. One of them put his thumb up signaling that it was okay.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulskgU9izO
So I turned to the bang and whispered the song name.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXvmDFPaXV
“ This song will be a little different. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps, you will like it.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyLcaT0p23
Everyone got it and cheered.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ySanIGQmA
I saw my brother laughing and shaking his head.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpz1v64OCH
This song was the one I sang when I vomited on the judges.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOoEubAHxK
Dario and the others all laughed.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkCqkJe2cm
Very funny.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU25YmEWmFe
I grabbed the mic and danced a little.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hwhQXqgsR
Everyone stopped dancing and cheered, I took a bow and told the guys to join me. Everyone continued clapping and we all bowed together.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CKULSiDAq
I waved one last time and went near my brother.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEayoC4bbYl
He was still laughing but hugged me. “ That was amazing.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFo2iJUITy
“ That was more than amazing.” A soft voice came from behind him.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSWurR6lPE
One of the guys stepped forward. My eyes couldn’t leave his. They were a beautiful shade of gray and his dirty blond hair was styled backward. He was breathtaking.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjFLC2RrQd
“ My name is Mason.” He extended his hand.
I took it and he smiled.
“ You really have a talent. It’s a shame for that voice of yours to be heard only by this school.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjsfgvelNv
He kept my hand in his and I didn’t mind.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGEagxuF3Z
But then my brother stepping in and pulled me behind him.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNpoeijxrl
When my hand got separated from his, I felt really dull and sad.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEJzi072zg
“ The people are waiting for you,” Elijah said.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOCStqGcMt
Mason glanced at him to me and nodded. “ Let's go guys.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquGtzyhgBI
The band went on stage and started to set up the instruments.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfjMxQg7Fk
Before Mason left for the stage he stopped and turned around.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cLc4CWgwG
“ It was a pleasure to meet you, Marilyn.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGVWM2xeyT
My eyes flew open.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96q4uQlTXh
“ How did you-”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SfqKdD7XH
He chuckled and stepped on stage. I head cheers.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpRiBBJNfo
“ How did he know my name?” I said softly.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zA3Wbncdm
Elijah turned and put his hands on my shoulders. “ Don’t ever go near that guy again. Understood?”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5o4uxIF4cw
My eyes went wide. I’ve never seen my brother so angry.
“ Why? What’s going on?”
My brother shook his head. “ I know him okay? Just promise me.”
I looked behind him, Mason turned and looked at me. He smiled and winked.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5nfPnmsGn
“ I promise.”325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbghd8qPGil
I said that but my eyes couldn’t leave his.
And he kept looking back.
Elijah pulled me by my hand. “ Let’s go.”
With that our eye contact stopped but when I left backstage it was obvious that he was looking this way. His stormy eyes kept following me until I left the door.
When I was out I couldn’t see him anymore. At that moment, I heard one of the most beautiful voices in my life. He was singing. I knew it.
I had to stop in my tracks and look back.
Elijah stopped too. “ Unfortunately, he’s a good singer.”
Good? His voice would make ice melt.
I shook my head and turn around.
“ Let’s go. I need to do my luggage. And before Luke notices I’m gone.”
Elijah nodded and pulled me to his car.325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxORAnP1wP
