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placed by a squirrel on speed.”
    She looked at me. I couldn’t help it. I started laughing. She joined me. My laughs turned to tears. She walked towards me with her hands out. I ran to my friend and threw my arms around her. I clung to Dierdre, my sanity preserver for the last eleven years.
    “What are you really doing here?”
    “I heard the decorating committee bailed on you. I figured you could use help.”
    “Thank you. You have saved me.”
    “And what are we? Chopped liver?” I heard from behind me.
    I spun around. Lacy, Greg, Jamie, Deonte and Eric walked across the floor to me. I spun back around and wiped my eyes. I felt like such a baby.
    Eric clapped his hands together and rubbed them.  “Okay boss, what do we do first?”
    I bit my tongue before saying anything stupid or mean. I could almost see the olive branch of peace in his hands. I decided maybe he would be alright –as long as he didn’t pull my hair.
    I pulled out my sketchbook and showed everyone the plan for the gym. I had the boys started hanging streamers and decorations from a grid of wires the janitor had hung for me. Jamie and Lacy worked on setting up tables and chairs for refreshments. Dierdre and I worked on the lights. Me taping and her directing.
    When we finished the wall, I turned around to check the progress of the gym. It was still chaotic, but I could see my vision coming together. That’s when I spotted him. David was helping with chairs and tables. My chest threatened to explode. He was such a good guy. I ached for him to want me like he wanted Selena.
    Dierdre nudged me. “You could go talk to him, you know.”
    “Naw. We need to focus on decorations.”
    I couldn’t avoid him. I caught myself staring at his back in admiration as he helped everyone. He laughed with Greg while taping stars. While hanging reflective balls with Jaime, he did some bad impressions. I wouldn’t have been able to find a better guy if I spent my life looking. I alternated between wanting to wrap my arms around him in a hug and wanting to wrap my hands around his neck and strangle him. How could he not see how evil Selena was? How could he not see how perfect we would be together?
    An hour later, I placed the last touch by the entrance. I looked around and saw everyone cleaning up the last bits of debris from setting up. Well, everyone except for David. He had slipped out sometime during the process. I figured he had to go get ready for his hot date. Selena would not have accepted anything short of perfection.
    “Okay chicas, time to go get ready!” Dierdre called. We all wandered to the middle of the gym to appreciate our hard work.
    “How can I ever thank you enough for helping after I was such a jerk?”
    “Don’t do it again,” Jamie said.
    “Bow down and worship us,” Dierdre added.
    “Just give me a hug,” Lacy said.
    I happily obliged Lacy. Jamie and Dierdre wrapped their arms around us as well.
    “Hate to break up the love-fest, but if you want a ride home, we gotta go now.” Deonte said. He looked at his watch.
    “Are you coming to Dierdre’s to get ready? Jamie asked.
    I shook my head. “No. I don’t even have a dress.”
    “You have to go to the dance!” Lacy cried. “Look around. You have to enjoy this amazing work with the full affect.”
    “I wasn’t planning on going. I don’t have everything I need.”
    “Baloney,” Dierdre said. “Remember the blue formal your sister wore to prom? Wear that.”
    “I don’t know…” I knew exactly which dress she meant. I loved the shimmery dress from afar since I was 12. It was a possibility.
    “Do it,” Dierdre commanded.
    I laughed. “Okay. I’ll consider it. In the mean time, you guys get going.”
    Hand in hand, each of the best people in the world I knew left to get ready for a night of memories.
    ***
    My sister, Mary, sat on the couch studying when I walked in. She glanced at the clock then stated, “You’re late.”
    “I had some stuff to do at school.