Beautiful | In Progress

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That day, she plucked up her courage. Deep breaths, she told herself. Don't be scared. Even so, she could feel her heart beating out of her chest as she tapped his shoulder.

"Yeah?" he murmured.

She sighed. "Are you going to the dance this weekend?"

He shrugged. "Maybe. I might go with my friends."

She breathed heavily, and choked out as casually as she could, "If someone asked you, would you go?"

"I guess."

"What if-" she was so scared. Her voice became paralyzed for moment. What if he says no? What if he hates me? What if he calls me a freak?

"What?" Something in his sweet voice and his kind eyes gave her the courage to ask.

"What if I went with you?"