“After the show I say goodbye to Tristan, giving him a deep, lingering kiss before making up an excuse about curfew and heading for the parking lot. I don’t really have a curfew. The truth is, I don’t want to risk anything going wrong. I want to end the night on a high note. Pun intended. Sure, we didn’t get to do any of the things on my fantasy carnival date list—and technically I’m still a Ferris wheel virgin—but so what? What we did was even better. Tristan and I sang together. On stage. He k...issed me. On stage. In front of everyone. He told me he couldn’t even remember what he’d wanted to talk about this morning. I can’t imagine the night getting any better than that. We created our own fantasy carnival date and it was magical. Yet, as I make my way to the parking lot, I can’t help but feel like the victory is empty. Yes, I won. I stopped Tristan from breaking up with me. But was it a real win? Or did I somehow cheat at the game? I flash back to what Principal Yates said to me outside my English classroom.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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