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           TIFFANY’S COULD HAVE BEEN ECHOED HAUNTINGLY THROUGH THE PACKED
         
         GYM.I LOOKED AROUND,FRDM MY SPOT LEANING AGAINST THE FAR WALL AND
         
         SIGHED.ALL AROUND AND IN FRONT OF ME COUPLES DANCED OR MADE—OUT.IT
         
         WAS A TRICK OF US SENIORS AT TAMONIA TRAPPER HIGH SCHOOL; GET THE
         
         CHAPERONES TOP TALK ABOUT SOME TOTALLY BORING SUBJECT AS YOUR
         
         FRIENDS MADE OUT.I LOOKED DOWN AT MY HANDS WHICH WERE KNOTTING
         
         AND UNKNOTTING MY PRETTY PA3TEL COLORED STRAPLESS DRi~5S.I FLICKED
         
         AWAY A PEICE OF LINT AND SIGHED.I WATCHED AS MY BEST—FRIEND KIMBER
         
         SASHY GAVE ME A THUMBS UP SIGN.MY BEST—FRIEND.HAH.MY WORST ENEMY.
           I FORCED A SMILE THAT I HAD TRAINED TO LOOK NATURAL AND WAVED.
         
         HER ARMS WERE WRAPPED POSSESSIVELY AROUND DRAKE HANSON’3 NECK.
         
         THEN MY FAVORITE SONG CAME ON,BETTE MIDLER’S WIND BENEATH MY WINGS.
         
         A TEAR FORMED IN MY EYE.GOD I HATED SOCIAL PREP EVENTS.THEN TODD
         
         HANSON,DRAKEWS YOUNGER BROTHER CAME OVER TO ME.
         
           “HEY,ANDI,WANNA DANCE?” HE ASKED.I SMILED AND LEAD HIM TO THE DANCE
         
         FLOOR.TODD WAS A SPITTING IMAGE OF DRAKE.TALL,MUSCULAR,BROAD—SHOULDERED
         
         AND DARK HAIRED.HIS FACE HAD A HINT OF SUMMER TAN ON IT.I CLOSED MY
         
         EYES AND COULD ALMOST PICTURE IT WAS DRAKE I WAS HOLDING.DRAKE MICHAEL
         
         HANSON.
         
           “SOMETHING WRONG,ANDREA?” TODD INTERRUPPTED MY REVERIE.
         
         “NO,TODD.” I TOYED WITH A LOCK OF BLACK HAIR AT THE NAPE OF HIS NECK
         
         AND SMILED.ANDREA LEIGH EVANS.IT SOUNDED SO PLAIN NEXT TO DRAKE’S
         
         NAME.OR KIMBER’S.KIMBER TERRANAH SASHY.LORD I HATED KIMBER.SHE HAD
         
         STOLEN DRAKE AWAY FROM ME,MANY A TIMES.I REACHED UP AND TUCKED A THICK
         
         LOCK OF WHITISH BLOND HAIR BEHIND MY EAR.MY EMERALD GREEN EYES LOOKED
         
         OVER TODD’S FACE.TODD TILTED HIS HEAD AND LOOKED AT ME.
           “AND I?” HE ASKED.I SHOOK MY HEAD.KIMBER BUMPED ME FROM BEHIND,CAUSING
         
         ME TO GET EVEN CLOSER TO TODD.
         
           “YOU TWO LOOK ADORABLE TOGETHER.” KIMBER SAID SLYLY.
         
         “HI,KIM!” TODD BOOMED.I LOOKED AT KIMBER FOR A MINUTE.I TOOK IN HER
         
         SLATE GRAY EYES AND RAVEN BLACK HAIR THAT CASCADED TO HER BUTT.KIMBER
         
         LOOKED AT ME AND SMILED.HAH! MY TEETH WERE PERFECTLY WHITE AND STRAIGHT
         
         AND HERS WERE SLIGHTLY CROOKED.A TRIUMPH.KIMBER LEANED OUT OF DRAKE’S