43 Catching Feelings

What am I doing? Will asked himself as he followed Julie into the decorated hall.

"Dad," she said stopping and looking at him worriedly, "Please don't come in, everyone will say I'm a loser who brought her dad as her date."

He laughed and looked around, "There are other parents here Julie."

Her face screwed up and she pushed him out the door, "Only some moms, no fathers attend these things... you can pick me up later."

"Fine," he sighed, "I will just say hi to Miss Liang and then I'll go."

"Okay but don't talk to me in front of my friends!" she whispered.

"Julie," he warned, "I swear if I see you dancing with a boy, I will drag you out of here and you'll never attend a party again."

"Ughhh! You don't understand anything!" she stomped her foot and marched off.

He considered going after her but he didn't want to cause a scene. Instead he stayed on the side, watching from a distance.

Until he saw Lina, sitting beside the tree in that tight pale purple dress.