Stand in My Shoes

61. Love is in the Air

All of spectators broke into bouts of thunderous applause as the first slow dance ended. It was time for the second round.

Sooraj: Ready for the next one?

Nila: Sure, but let's go and help ourselves to some drinks first.

Sooraj: Okay.

At the refreshments table.

Pr. Mary: What is this! Nobody has even touched my vegetable centre piece! Do you know how long it took to make this?

Pr. Amar: That's why I told you to bake a cake instead. Come on, who likes to have a frigging salad?

Pr Mary rolled her eyes and Pr. Amar knew he was in trouble.

Pr. Mary: It took hours of effort to make this riverside scenery and this looks like a frigging salad to you? How could you...

Pr. Amar: Listen Mary...I didn't mean that..I'm sorry

Pr. Mary: No I don't need to hear anything!!

Pr. Amar: Mary!

Pr. Mary walked outside, followed by Pr. Amar who kept on apologizing..

Brian: Woah...look at that. That doesn't seem right.

Alex: What?

Brian: Looks like Pr. Amar and Pr. Mary picked up a fight.

Alex: Oh..that's bad. Anyway, today I won't be able to see some cheesy professor romance and gag (snickers)

Brian: Uh..that's was hard.

After a series of dances, Nila and Sooraj reached the refreshments table. Her eyes twinkled on seeing a wide variety of cakes, tarts, and doughnuts on the table.

Nila: Wow! I'm gonna have a blast today!

Sooraj: You're gonna eat up the entire table?(giggles)

Nila: No. Not all of them. I'm just gonna taste each of them(rolls her eyes)

They took glasses of wine and said cheers before taking a sip.

In the meanwhile...

Susan was sitting aloof on the table, sipping her cocktail and watching all others dance. All of a sudden, Morgan came and sat next to her

Morgan: Hey

Susan: Hey. What's up?

Morgan: Meh. Nothing. I'm just hanging around. What about you? Aren't you enjoying?

Susan: Proms are cool but it sucks when you don't have a partner.

Morgan: Ah..it's okay. Even I don't have one.

Susan; You don't get it. I also wanna dance and have fun. It just sucks to sit idle and watch others have fun. Feels like you're the only one left out.

Morgan: So..you wanna..dance.. with..me?

He hesitantly said and she looked up.

Susan: What?

Morgan: Nevermind. I didn't say anything.

Susan: Well..I guess I can.

He was awestruck for a moment.

Morgan: Really?

Susan: Yeah. Better than sitting idle like this.

Morgan: Let's go then.

The band played the next music and the singer started to sing the next song.