The Dance

'Oh my god my ears are going to bleed if I stay here one more minute,' I said to Tessa and Reagan and made my way out of the screaming stands as both of my friends followed me out to the side ground. 'That's how they are,' 'But it's half time,' I yelled back at Reagan through the noise. 'Well go get some food I'm going to make a phone call to check on Emma and Leo,' I said and walked out to the heading near to the changing rooms hoping to get a glimpse of Jayden and I was right he near the changing room with Alex and a couple of guys and came towards me when I waved at him. 'Hey,' 'How's the game,' 'Quite interesting, are you ok,' I asked as I noticed his arm was bleeding,' 'Yeah it's nothing, so who do you think will win,' 'Ah I honestly don't know its a tight game,' 'Well normally your supposed to say that whatever the team your boyfriend is will win,' 'Who said your my boyfriend,' 'I thought the kiss did,' I felt myself going crimson and I was glad when his coach told them to come back 'Good luck, remember if you win to treat me,' and I headed back to the stadium. The game made the crowd go wild and as Jayden said they won. 'Here now that Jayden and you are going to the dance together shouldn't he treat you after the game,' Tessa asked as we were coming down from the stadium 'He is, see you both at my place tomorrow,' I told them as I rushed pass the crowd to the parking lot hearing Tessa scream my name behind me. I passed the teams changing room where so many people were gathered around carrying number 10 Elroy jerseys and what not.

I reached the car park and I was shocked to see Jayden putting his stuff into the trunk because I legit thought he would not be able to escape the crowd. He saw me and raised his eye brow and told me 'We won what's my reward,' I ran and gave him a bear hug and we kissed and as I got down 'Now mine,' 'Anything,' 'Ice cream,' 'Ice cream ?,' he asked me as I got into his jeep 'Aren't you going ruin your appetite and aren't we having dinner at your place,' 'But you said anything,' 'Yeah I did, but ice cream is not so healthy anything except junk food,' 'Please, your games are all over, why so be strict with food,' I begged him until he agreed and we got ice creams and were on our way to my house. While on our way back I finished my ice cream in minutes and Jayden's one still had only two scoops taken from it. I looked at him and then at the container that was on his thigh and then back at him and back and forth between them until he looked at me 'Fine, you can have it, if you don't eat at dinner my mom is going to scold me so you better not ruin your appetite,' 'Ok ok got...,' but I stopped in the middle of my sentence as I got a brain freeze and my head started the throbbing viciously 'Stella are you ok ?' 'Brain freeze ouch,' I spilled through my mouth filled with cookie and cream ice cream and he laughed. 'Ah good for you,' Jayden said rubbing my head with one hand while controlling the steering wheel in the other 'Why do like ice cream so much,' 'When you have two younger kids to take care you never get to have your ice cream.' We got home and had a nice dinner and they left after helping me clean the dishes so I was left to myself checking and rechecking everything for tomorrows homecoming dance.

The alarm ran and I shot right up to get Emma and Leo ready as well as myself, Kate came on time to take them to her place and I left her to them and to lock the house because I had too much work to do in a little time. As I rushed pass Jayden's house he was playing basketball outside and yelled 'Need a ride,' 'Like that,' 'Give me two minutes,' and so I waited until he got changed and drew his jeep out of the drive way which happened quite soon and in no time He dropped me at school 'Thank you,' 'See you at six,' 'It starts at seven though,' 'And are you sure you don't want to double check everything,' 'Okay then, bye,' and I got out of the car and rushed in. All I heard was Stella we need this or that or more of this throughout the whole afternoon until it was two o' clock at last and everyone gradually left after finishing their part in the dance. While I was walking myself back to my house to get ready for the dance my phone kept on buzzing and as I looked at it there was at least fifty text messages from Tessa asking why I was getting so late. I opened my house door to see them both getting their hair done 'Why are you so late,' 'Yeah but we have at most four hours,' I shot at Tessa 'I know and that's not enough,' 'And Jayden is coming at what time ?' Reagan questioned 'Six and you both are leaving with me right ?' I asked as Tessa dragged me to a chair and started to iron my dead straight hair and replied 'Yeah we told Jason and Aaron to come pick up at your place, you know both of them know Jayden it seems and he used to be the best swimmer in their squad,' 'Really I didn't know he swims and Tess why the hell are you straightening my hair,' 'To make it look more shiny'. We all were dressed in are gowns I keep my hair down and wore a dark blue thin strip open back dress as Tessa wore a red tight dress with her wavy hair in a ponytail and Reagan wore a pink off shoulder with her hair in a bun. We were taking pictures when we heard the door belling and I went to check who it was and saw Jason and Aaron standing there and I yelled up the stairs 'It's for you two,' and in a second both of them came down the stairs. They exchanged corsages and as they did I peaked out the door to see Jayden standing in the drive way next to his in a black shiny suit with a dark blue tie and a bouquet of blue dandelions and a dark blue corsage to match my dress. I couldn't help but blush when he came towards me 'You look beautiful,' 'Thank you,' and we exchanged corsages and us and the other two couples were on our way to the school. We got there at around six forty, twenty minutes late than planed and took pictures as we entered 'I'll go and check with everyone and see you inside,' 'Yeah sure,' and me and Jayden parted. I checked on chaperons, the food and well the voting that was going on for homecoming king and queen and by the looks of it Jayden was going to be the king and either Debbie or Chole was going to be queen. After I finished doing my part for the night I went to look for my friends and it was not a surprised for me when I found Tessa and Reagan and their dates sitting in a table close to the food but Jayden was not at sight. In a distance I saw Alex and couple of other people gathered so thinking Jayden might be there I went to them, he wasn't 'Alex have you seen Jayden,' 'No, why,' 'Are you his date,' Chole asked me as she and a couple of her friends joined in. I was confused but answered 'Yeah,' 'So he actually won,' 'Won what ?,' I asked her confused and frustrated as all of them started to giggle and then Debbie said 'Oh he didn't tell you, he made a bet with us on that day at the cafeteria that he would take you homecoming and make you fall for him,' at that I felt something sharp pierce into my heart and the pain flowed all over my body, I felt so many emotions at once I was mad, embarrassed, ashamed, sad and in pain most of all I felt a huge lump in my throat and it was at its edge to burst when Chole told 'I really didn't except him to win you over but what I never thought was that you would believe it,' and I had it I turned around just in time to walk away when Jayden appeared in front of me 'Hey,' 'So all this time I was a bet to you,' I cried out tears filling my eyes and me trying so damn hard not to brake down I looked at him and nodded and said 'Okay I got it,' and rushed pass him as my tears started rolling down my cheeks and heard Jayden yell 'Fuck you Chole, Stella hold on let me explain,' but I couldn't, I didn't want to face him at all. I got to Tessa and Reagan's table and grabbed my back and left the all while both of them followed me dodging the crowd barking 'Stella are you ok,' 'What happened,' 'Wait for us,'.