Preston Bass and Darian Bran were some of the more popular guys at A.L. High, but their jock status did not make them the most popular guys. Sadly that award went to Collin. Which Darian just could not stand. Collin was practically the opposite of them. They were tall, Collin was short. They were athletic, Collin was artsy. They had all the aspect of popularity and Collin did not.
Darian was just glad that Collin was not a senior, or else he would have no chance of prom king. Which in two years was most definitely going to Collin.
Preston on the other hand couldn’t care less about the Prom King thing, he just tried his best to make sure everyone was gonna vote for Darian, because Preston was Darian’s only competition.
The prom queen on the other hand was kind of hard to tell. Most of the seniors this year were weird. Like that Dreams girl who was part of Prom Committee but hated everything about Prom. That doesn’t even make any sense.
And that Tiffany girl, Dreams sister, who completely changed over summer break and half the people didn’t even know she was the same girl as last year.
“How do you have a relationship with a mute guy?” Preston asked one day at lunch.
Bachelor, their other friend, groaned.
“And that’s where I’m gonna stop you,” Darian said, “If I hear another word of you complaining about your ex I’m gonna punch you in the gut. Do I have to remind you that you broke up with her because she was controlling your every move?”
Preston shrugged, “I’m just curious. Do they have conversations?”
“He’s asking for it,” Darian said to Bachelor, who nodded in agreement.
“Shut up,” Preston said.
“So guys,” Darian said, changing the subject, “I think it’s about time we consider our date options.”
“Options? You mean the whole school?” Bachelor said, “Who wouldn’t want to go with one us.”
“People with boyfriends,” Preston pointed out.
“Do you always have to be so....” Bachelor said.
“Truthful? Practical? Right?” Preston offered.
“Shut up,” Bachelor said.
“Both of you shut up,” Darian said.
“Sorry man,” Bachelor said.
“Anyway, Preston, got anyone on your mind?” Darian asked.
Preston shrugged, “I was just gonna go alone.”
Dariana laughed, “Does this have anything to do with DaeRi? Again, you broke up with her.”
Preston shrugged, “Whatever.”
Darian turned to Bachelor, “we really need to help this dude. He’s going crazy.”
Bachelor nodded, before casting a very fake sympathetic look over to Preston.
“You can have any girl in this school,” Darian said, “Just take the prettiest.”
Preston shrugged, again, and mumbled, “Maybe.”
“You’re pathetic,” Darian said.
“Well, who are you going with?” Preston asked.
“I don’t know,” Darian said. “Lots of choices, it’s tough to choose.”
“You know who you should ask?” Bachelor said.
“Who?” Darian asked, preparing himself for something ridiculous.
“Harriette,” Bachelor said, “Imagine it, you at the Prom with the most popular girl here. YOu want to go out as the most popular guy here right?”
Bachelor had a point but... “Harriette is only a sophomore.”
“So?” Bachelor said, “A popular sophomore, the most popular sophomore ever.”
Darian nodded, “you’re right, again.”
“So, ask her,” Bachelor said.
“Right now?” Darian asked.
“Yeah!’” Bachelor said, “why not?”
“Because...” Darian trailed off, he didn’t have a reason. Other than the sudden fear that she would say no. Darian didn’t get nervous, but Harriette, she was crazy. As in she rejected everyone who asks her out. You can ask just about any guy here, no matter how popular, she probably rejected them at least once.
Preston got a stupid grin on his face, “you’re afraid she’ll reject you, like she did to everyone else here.”
“I remember when I asked her if she wanted to go to your party with me,” Bachelor said, “she said ‘oh, I have other plans’ Who wants to bet she had no other plans?”
“Yeah,” Preston said, “Or when the time that one guy asked if she would go to homecoming with him, she flat out refused, said she was going with her friends. Which is no excuse”
“She’s undateable,” Bachelor said. “But you’ve never tried before, so maybe she’s just been waiting around for you.”
“I’m not nervous,” Darian lied, covering it with a laugh, “Of course she’ll say yes.”
“Then go,” Bachelor said, pushing Darian, almost causing him to fall out of his chair.
Darian sighed, well it’s now or later so he better go. He got up and walked over to the table where Harriette, Collin, DaeRi, and Tamarai were sitting.
“Hey,” Harriette said as he approached.
“What’s up?” DaeRi asked.
“I came to ask Harriette something.” He said.
“Oh,” Harriette said, “Go ahead.”
Darian paused, no way was he gonna ask her in front of an audience. So he asked if they could go somewhere else.
Harriette glanced at Collin who just shrugged, so she got up and followed Darian to a tree just outside of the main cafeteria space.
“What’s up?” Harriette asked. She was so short, Darian noted, he practically had to bend down to look at her.
“Uhm, I was wondering if you wanted to go to prom with me,” Darian said.
“Oh,” Harriette said.
Oh god, Darian though, here it goes.
“I’m sorry, I don’t want to go to prom this year,” Harriette said, “I’m waiting for my senior prom. I’ve always liked the thought of that one prom, the best day of my life. You know that whole thing.”
“Yeah, I got it,” Darian said, shrugging it off. “I guess I’ll see you later.”
Back at his table Preston and Bachelor looked at him expectantly.
“Nope,” Darian said, “I got rejected like everyone else.”
“Wow,” Bachelor said. “I guess you can’t have anyone. That’s crazy, why wouldn’t she want to go to prom with you.”
“She said she only wanted to go to her Senior prom,” Darian said.
“You think that was a lie?” Bachelor asked.
Darian shrugged, “I don’t know. All I know is that, there must be something wrong with her to not want to go to prom with me.”
Bachelor nodded while Preston just laughed. All Darian kept telling himself is that it didn’t matter anyway, he hadn’t really wanted to go to prom with her anyway.
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