The Importance Of Prom

Most people would say that prom is one of the most anticipated events that seniors in high school look forward to. However, I never gave much thought about going to prom mostly due to the fact that I was really shy and unconfident. Still, my friends would constantly ask whether or not I was going to attend prom. I would always tell them “I don’t know” every time, but since it was my senior year, my friends pressured me with guilt, saying that I would regret not going to our final high school dance. After constant thinking and being jealous of all the prom proposals that were happening, I decided I would try to get out of my comfort zone and go to prom.

However, the challenge for me was to ask a girl to go with me. Prom was just a month away, so most of the girls at school were already asked out. I asked around my circle of friends to see if there was a girl that had not been asked yet.

Lunch time was when I was going to make my prom proposal. I knew that she ate lunch with her friends at the 1st floor hallways. I was getting myself mentally prepared during 3rd period physiology class. Suddenly, I get a text from Dennis saying that he found out during the last weekend, Bomi was asked by a guy from a different high school to go to his school’s prom and she accepted. At that moment, I lost all confidence and hope. Never have I thought this would happen to me after all the hard work I put into this. It was too late to change plans and find another girl to ask. I just sat there staring blankly at my table during class and wondering what I was going to do in this dilemma. It was then, my other friend, Austin, told me that even if she was going to a different school’s prom with someone, she was still going to our school’s prom with no one. I saw a tiny ray of hope, knowing that there was still a chance. After a quick gathering my thoughts, I followed Austin’s advice and continued with my plans of doing the prom