I'm tired, confused, and I really just need to say this. Okay, so I'm finishing ninth grade, and today we had the Freshman Dance (my middle school goes 7-9, so it's the last dance at Tamanend and it's a big deal, almost like prom). My brother had a date and I didn't, but my parents didn't give me the option of staying home. So I went, and the first thing I saw was the girl I like, who looked stunning in a light blue dress. I tried to ask her to the dance last week, but that's a whole other tangent, so I wont get into that. I decided I might as well try again, so outside while we were waiting to get into the school I tried to ask her out again. As it would happen, the most annoying kid in school kind of pulled me away, talking about sports or something like that. Throughout the entire night, I didn't see her at all. That is, until the last dance, which was a slow dance. As everyone got into pairs, I could see everyone on the dance floor. I saw her, alone, and made my way towards her. But just as I got halfway there, this other girl stepped in front of me and asked me to dance. Under normal circumstances, I would be thrilled, but I only like this girl as a friend, and I couldn't say no and hurt her feelings. So I didn't get to dance with the girl I liked, but one of my friends. Unfortunately, I'm fairly certain that my friend actually likes me, and I was contemplating whether or not to pull her in close as I danced. I ended up just kind of awkwardly dancing with about 10 inches between us, and I think I might have hurt her feelings. After I got out of there, the dance ended and some people were sticking around talking. I caught this girl that I liked alone, and started talking to her. I was trying to firgure out how to tell her I liked her, so I mentioned that I wanted to slow dance with her. She said, "Really?", but by her tone I couldn't tell if she was happy or angry. As I was about to reply, this guy interrupted the conversation by asking her out. He literally just stepped in front of me and asked her (to which she replied with a "yes"). I didn't even know what to say, and when she turned to me to continue the conversation, I kind of just shrugged her off (which I fell bad about). I got really pissed when the people around me started complaining about minor things, like breaking a nail or losing some lipstick. I may be overreacting, but I just don't know what to make of this.
