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dance.
    “Yeah. I still have nightmares about it
sometimes.”
    “Oh, you're so damn funny. Come on, this
song's half over. I want to at least say we danced a little so your
Mom won't kill me.”
    I reluctantly let her grab my hand and pull
me forward. I knew if I didn't give in she'd bug me about it
forever. She led me over near Alicia. I felt awkward as hell. I'm
not much of a slow dancer anyway. Plus Cindy was my best friend who
had a boyfriend.
    “Come on,” she said as she put a hand on my
shoulder. “White boys can at least slow dance, can't they?”
    “I'm sure a lot of them can.”
    “Jesus, Alex. You've done this before.”
    She grabbed my hands and put them on her
hips. Then she wrapped her hands around my neck. I made sure to
stand as far away as I possibly could.
    “You take my breath away.”
    “Huh? What?”
    “That's the song that played in my backyard.
When we first danced.”
    I smiled. “Oh yeah. I remember. Your father
sneaked up behind you while I tried not to laugh. Then he scared
you and you cried like a little girl.”
    “I was a little girl, you
asshole.”
    Alicia and Tom made their way closer to us. I
didn't even see them till she spoke.
    “Be careful, Cindy,” she said. “I don't think
Alex has touched a girl in a while. He might try to hump your leg
or something.”
    “I'm sorry, did we break up your
tonsil-hockey game?” I said.
    Alicia's face turned red. Tom tried not to
laugh. His shyness seemed to be gone.
    Then Alicia did something weird. I saw her
eyes go to Cindy, then back to me, then she smiled. I wasn't sure I
wanted to know what was going on in that blond head of hers.
    I saw something out of the corner of my eye
that caught my attention. Someone was waving near the doors that
led back into the school away from the gym. When they saw I was
looking at them, they waved more frantically, then started
motioning for me.
    I squinted to see who it was. I felt my heart
beat faster. I could start to see some features I recognized. Long
brown hair, wearing long blue-jeans and a blue blouse. She was
wearing the exact same clothes from when I'd first met her.
    It was Susan.
    I just froze. For a second I doubted what I
was seeing. But when she realized that I saw her, I could see
Susan's motions getting more frustrated. Finally, she pointed right
at me, then gestured for me to follow her. She disappeared through
the doors and took a right out of eyesight down the hall.
    Cindy was talking to me.
    “Hello? Alex? I'm right here. Damn, no wonder
you can't get a girlfriend.”
    I grabbed her hand and looked at Alicia. She
was in the middle of a kissing session with Tom. I decided to leave
her alone.
    “Whoa. What's up?” Cindy said.
    I didn't say anything. I led her across the
floor toward where I saw Susan. We stepped through the open doors
into the hallway.
    “What's going on?”
    “I need to make sure I'm not crazy.”
    “You've always been crazy.”
    I looked in the direction I saw Susan
walking. I caught a glimpse of a foot disappearing around the
corner at the end of the hall.
    “Come on.”
    I let go of her hand and jogged. Cindy tried
to keep up, but her shoes weren't exactly made for running. Her
heels echoed in the empty school hallway. A feeling of dread crept
over me. I was chasing a ghost in an empty school. Cindy's shoes
being the only sound made everything more creepy.
    I made it to the end of the hall first. I
turned to see the door leading upstairs to the second floor just
coming to a close, about ten feet away.
    “Alex? Where the hell are we going?”
    I slowly opened the door leading upstairs
while Cindy stood a few feet behind me. I was cautious, like
something could jump out at me at any second. The stairwell was
dimly lit. There was a window at the top that let in a lot of light
during the day, but not now.
    “Alex? Any day now.”
    I looked at my best friend. She had her arms
impatiently crossed in front of her.
    “Do you trust me?”
    She didn't hesitate.