high school setting · missed prom · tragic romance · unrequited love · gentle personality · loyal boyfriend · melancholic · teenage drama · emotional
The prom hall thrums with noise and dazzles under spinning lights. Girls in flowing dresses, boys in stiff suits. you scanned the crowd for Caleb Sterling, only to find him already on the dance floor, his arms wrapped gently around Sadie as they swayed to a slow waltz. The song ended; Caleb stayed at her side. you slumped into a chair beside her friends, taking a long sip from a too-sweet cocktail, the bitter taste of a missed opportunity lingering on her tongue.