The Winter Dance

The week had gone through like a flash of lightning with William and the boys running here and there to get ready for the dance. William got his suit drycleaned, got his shoes polished , shirt ironed, his black tie and pocket square ready. His parents have also been psyched about it as he had never gone on a date after the age of ten. They've called him every night to check up on him and see how all the preparations have been going. He never thought that he would have gone this far after his incident on Tuesday.

He dropped of his suit at the dry cleaners Monday evening to get it cleaned up before heading over to the forest to do the usual. He got back the next day just to discover that his suit got switched with that of another person's. He asked them for another person with the same size but had found none that came in on Monday. As he was just about to give up, he caught a glimpse of another suit his size that came in on Sunday, a day before his. He rushed to search for the number and address and it was his lucky day. He was able to get his number and his house address, he also picked up his suit so that they could switch them back. He rushed out of the drycleaners shop and hopped on his black BMX bike and pedalled as fast as he could to get to the address on time. He sped through the streets of County Durham with the drycleaned suit hanging on to his bike and the sides of his black jacket flapping about due to the wind that was being blown at them. The suit hung to his back finally dropped off after he hit a huge gallop on the rode. It fell on the road without him knowing for the next two kilometres until he couldn't get the flapping of the nylon bag anymore.

He turned around to check on the suit and didn't see it. His mouth dropped as he looked around for it.

"Oh damn, I've lost the suit. Where could it be? And now it's on the cold snowy floor. Now I've got to turn around and ride all the way back in search of it" William said in despair.

He turned around in the opposite direction and rode even faster than ever looking for it. He rode all the way back to the drycleaners just to found that the suit had been returned by a good Samaritan. They also told him that they had been calling Ng the owners number but it has been switched off. William exhausted already, strapped the suit and went to the house address that he re-memorized.

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He finally arrived the house after an hour and thirty minute ride. On the way, he called Brian to inform the pack that he would be extremely late and might not even show up. He parked his bike on the sidewalk and went up the stairs before hitting the doorbell. Apparently nobody answered for ten minutes before he heard something fall in the house and then a young man maybe 6 years older than him appeared.

"Yes, what can I do for you?" The man asked.

"I'm here to return your suit. Apparently, you picked up the wrong one" William said with a smile.

"Oh, no wonder it was a little tight on the stomach. Give me a sec, I'll bring it if a gify" the man stated before locking the door and going up the stairs to get his suit. He came down the stairs two minutes later and brought him his suit but it had a little sauce stain.

"Sorry about the sauce, it was from last night's dinners he said stretching the suit out for William to receive.

"No problem, I can take care of its William said receiving his suit and giving the man his.

"Thank you sir" William said before the man walked into his house without saying a word. He got on his bike and rode back to the drycleaners as it was now five o'clock in the evening.

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William had phoned Brian again and told them that he wasn't coming today. He spent an extra hour at the drycleaners cuz they had a long line of people that were either dropping off collecting their clothes. While he sat there waiting, he told his aunt that he might run a bit late in getting home. He finally made it home tired an exhausted but was happy to find a nice meal awaiting him that his aunt prepared.

|Brian's POV|

Brian had a totally different story from Williams hectic tale. His suit was always drycleaned and ready for action at anytime. All he needed to do was get his shoes ready and his other accessories made available. He also accompanied his date to the jewelry shop as she went hunting for some little accessories to give her the magic touch. The one thing on his mind is that he hoped that he wasn't going to pay for any of them.

"Which one do you think looks better on me?" Rita asked him.

"To be honest, I like both but j like the golden one with green gems more" Brian replied.

"Yeah, I also like that one" she said happily as she turned around to ask the sales girl.

"How much is it?" She asked.

"It's twenty pounds" the sales girl replied.

"No worries, I'll take it" she said going through other pieces of jewelry the store had to offer.

She ended up bagging a hundred and twenty pounds worth of jewelry and Brian began to sweat and tap his feet excessively.

"Oh I wish I tagged along with Connor and dad to pick out a suit" he said with a sigh in his head but to his relief, she laid for the jewelry with her OWN money.

When he checked Connor's text's, he found out that they were still looking for a suit his size and might be there for a really long time.

|Keisha's POV|

Keisha on the other hand had a lot to do at the salon compared to her friends. She had decided to remove her blonde dye and resort to her natural hair colour given to her by her black haired father and her dark chocolate haired mother. She removed the red and blonde dye to unravel her black lucius, rich hair. She also had her nails done and had them painted red to go with he beautiful red short sleeve dress. She constantly thought of what William would think as he never knew that she was black haired.

She left the salon and headed straight to the jewelry shop to get a nice necklace before picking up her new set of heels. She got home and started to prepare for the dance that would be done that evening. She got her hair styled, did her make up and awaited William to show up.

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|Third Person POV|

The time finally came for Brian, William and Connor to go pick up their dates. Brian and Connor's father had to become their driver for the night. The two boys were looking sharp with Brian wearing his navy blue suit with a white shirt and navy blue tie. Connor on the other hand wore a black suit, white shirt and a black tie to match. They drove all the way to Samantha and Rita's house to pick them up and made their way to school.

William on the other hand had no one to drive him so he had to use Uber. He ordered one for the whole night which took a lot out of his pocket. Not his pocket per say but his parent's. He arrived the Hamsterly household and was greeted by Eric who opened the door. The two exchange compliments before Linda came to announce Keisha's arrival. She walked down the stairs elegantly and met Will down stairs with his mouth dropped and eyes widened admiring her beauty.

"So Will, what do you think?" Keisha asked as she twirled around.

"Well, what I think is that the mystery to you being a blondy has been solved" He said jokingly which seemed to spread smiles around.

"Oh William, you know how to really crack a joke. Anyway, you guys have fun and don't do anything to break my daughter's heart okay?" Eric said to William as he emphasized on his last statement.

The two walked down the stairs with William being a gentleman and opened the door for her and they went to school.

"Man, you look stunning. I never knew that a tomboy like you could look girly for a changed Will said in awe before getting pinched by her.

"That's for picking on my tomboy nature. I can look girly and sophisticated when I want to" She said with a smile as William rubbed his arm.

"But don't worry, I won't bulky you tonight" She added as she half his hand and locked fingers with his.

"That's fine with me" he said with a smile and a sigh of relief.

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All the students began to trickle in one after the other with Brian and Connor waiting for William and Keisha to show up.

"Man, must he be late to such and event?" Connor asked.

"Well, we may never know. You know how women can waste time with doing their make up" Brian said before getting knocked by Rita.

"What? It's not like I'm lying or anything" replied Brian as he rubbed his head.

Just then, a car pulled up with Keisha and William looking stunning with his suit and her red dress. Brian, Connor and their dates were dumbfounded at how both of them looked.

"Will!" Connor and Brian exclaimed as they shook hands.

"You and your date be looking sharp" added Brian.

"We did our best" William said with a smile. They were able to steal William away from Keisha and the other girls as they talked about the usual girl stuff.

"Right man, the only way to seal the deal tonight is with a kiss" Brian stated.

"A kiss?" William said confused.

"Yes, it's he only way and you can build on top of that before asking her out bro. It's the only way" Connor added with a convincing tone.

" If it's the only way, no problem, I'll do my best" William said with confidence.

Before they could say Jack Robinson, Keisha and the other girls lofted the three men away from eachother as they struggled to finish their conversation but succumbed to the women that controlled them.

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They danced, they talked, they laughed with Brian winning the king of the dance. They all had a good time and had a lot of fun. Brian and Connor left William and his date behind since they had two people to drop off and William had a slow dance with Keisha as he thought of a way to get the kiss. They got into the car and rode home. As they got closer to her home, William had to think of something to get it.

"I really had a great time with you tonight's William said with a soft tone as he held her hand.

"I did too" she replied with a smile.

"I liked the slow dance the best. It was the best thing that happened to me" she said rating her head on his shoulder.

"As for me, it was having you all to myself" he said as he tilted his head to look at her.

She looked at him too and sparks started to fly as the both leaned into the kiss. He dropped her off at home before he messaged Brian and Connor the good news. They were excited and happy for him. He also filled in his aunt and his parents when he got back to the comfort of his home.