Prom Night

Mark walked hand and hand into the room with Tiffany. They were both quite amazed by just how incredible it all looked inside. The two shuffled in to see the round tables set up at one end of the area while the large dance floor was accompanied by many students decked out in suit and ties and girls in beautiful dresses.

“Wow,” Tiffany muttered.

Mark was still checking out his date, “Wow indeed…” he said, glancing again at her ass.

He couldn’t get over just how attractive the brunette was looking in her sparkling dark blue prom dress. Previously dating her, Mark had seen Tiffany in quite a lot of different outfits but this was certainly something else.

The two made their way around, socialising with their friends. That first hour was all about curiosity on who was here and who they were with.

Certain surprise outcomes that Mark didn’t see coming was Jackson attending the prom with Mary. He was left scratching his head, seeing that from the other side of the room. Another couple that appeared to be back together was Jenn and her ex-boyfriend Ethan. He figured that she had waited until after exams to let their relationship resume.

He also hadn’t seen Winter yet but was hoping she would be here soon and understand that one of the main reasons he had picked Tiffany to go with tonight was that she was graduating and leaving campus once and for all at the end of the semester.

After recent talks with the busty brunette however, he was looking forward to having at least the one dance with her before the night would end.

While Tiffany was mingling with a couple of her senior friends, discussing their final exams, Mark made his way to get another drink. It was where he was stopped by Maple and Daniel for the first time this evening. Clearly Daniel had made his decision, leaving Ali out of the loop.

They greeted him with smiles on their faces, Maple in a light orange gown dress that gave him a peak at her impressive cleavage.

“You two look great. Maple you look stunning!” he said, paying his compliments to the short blonde.

Just seeing the way she smiled back was something that Mark had really missed throughout the year. Having some confidence back with the help of Mark, Daniel and the others had really helped her out both emotionally and mentally.

They spoke for a while before they brought up something important that had been at the front of their minds.

“We were just talking actually,” Daniel told Mark, “Maple and Z are going to the police tomorrow morning to file a report if you wanted to come along as well, I’ll be there… you know, for moral support and that.”

“Up to you,” Maple added, “There’s no pressure at all.”

“Oh I wouldn’t miss it, don’t worry, I’m there,” Mark smiled.

“Aw Mark, thank you so much,” she said, coming forward to hug him tightly.

“Don’t mention it,” he said, holding her closely.

He held the embrace for quite a few seconds, her strong perfume rubbing off on him. Mark couldn’t explain it but god he was relieved to see the difference in her mental state.

“Guys, I promise I’ll be back,” Maple said after the hug, “I’ve just got to say hello to Eliza and a couple of the other girls.”

They smiled and watched her skip away, still being careful walking on her high heels.

“So glad she’s decided to go to the police,” Mark told, “Can’t believe how different she’s been lately, so much more bubbly.”

While he was watching Maple walk off, Daniel was busy looking in another direction. He mumbled out a ‘mhm’ noise in response to Mark’s statement, alerting him that he wasn’t really paying attention.

As he followed Daniel’s eyes, he could tell that he was looking at another girl that was coming through the entrance doors.

It was Ali.

Hard not to stare.

Her bright red dress went all the way down her legs. A strapless number that provided a bit of cleavage and more of a view of her slightly tanned skin. Her beautiful blonde hair that she continued to dye was curled, something unusual for Ali to do.

Mark thought it was a great decision though because she looked beautiful as she entered. As much as he thought that, he could tell that Daniel was thinking the same thing, staring with his mouth parted open.

“Daydreaming about Ali?” he asked Daniel, noticing him staring in that direction.

“Uhh no… umm I mean… I don’t know… Ugh god, I probably should have told her earlier that I was going with Maple,” he admitted.

“When did you tell her?”

“Last night…” he said, head down.

Mark sighed, “Ohh man, you left her waiting that long, what did she say? Was she fine with it?”

He shrugged his shoulders but the expression on his face said more than what words could.

As he walked inside, the boys realised she did have a date, a tall dark haired male besides her. Mark didn’t know him personally but knew the boy had played on the college basketball team and was quite the athlete.

He could see on Daniel’s face that he had mixed emotions. Happy that she wasn’t attending alone because he messed her around but also in another way, disappointed or jealous to see her with another man.

“You right?” he asked Daniel again.

He nodded quickly before taking a bigger gulp of drink.

Mark had to get him back to Maple as soon as possible, just to remind him that he was with someone just as special tonight, “Come on dude, let’s go find Maple.”