A Sigh Of Relief
It felt like it took a century to get to the bathroom, but when she eventually made it there she took a deep breath and calmed down. “When I got into the ballroom I laughed because I was surrounded by girls in much shorter dresses than me, albeit they were shorter, and therefore stood out less in the crowd, but it was still frustrating,” she recalled. Things looked up, but there were about to go downhill.
Something Was Off
Clare and her boyfriend made their way to the dance floor with buzzing excitement. But there was a different feeling in the hall, different from previous years. It was a little strange that there were so many chaperones and fathers at the event. Even more so, the men seemed to be ogling the dancing girls from the balcony. The discomfort seemed to be growing with each passing second.