RileyMusic thumped through the speakers, and people laughed and dance all around me. Neil held my hand as we walked in. He smiled at everyone we passed. I tried to smile back, but it felt unreal on my face.I wasn’t really there. My mind kept drifting somewhere else. Ava found me near the punch table. She linked her arm through mine and leaned close. “You okay?” she asked. “You’ve been quiet all night.”I forced a smile. “I’m fine, just tired.” I lied.Eve searched my face for a second, then nodded. “Okay, if you need to talk later, I’m here. Between, you and Neil look so good together, everyone is talking about the both of you being the perfect couples.”I glanced in Neil’s direction, he was talking to few boys from basketball team, his gaze flickered toward me and he smiled, I could see those boyish grin on his face, he was handsome, and I felt they were talking about us, complimenting.“Thank you,” I told Eve and watched her disappear back into the crowd, her date was Edwin, our
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