This is actually a sad love story. Hope you guys like it!
I already fixed out those mistakes, guys but I could still sense and I'm 88.75% sure that there are still mistakes to be corrected here.
The Last Dance
“Have you heard yet about the upcoming high school dance, Amanda? And did someone already asked you?” questioned Veronica impatiently, as she sat down beside her so-called friend Amanda, carried her lunch tray with both hands and placed it on the table with a bang, that made Amanda jump a little from her chair.
“Yeah… I know about it…. Some boys have asked me but I just refused them,” said Amanda with a tired smile, without enthusiasm to uplift more on the subject. She was asked, for like a million times, from Veronica about the high school dance. She knew it was just a way of bragging because Veronica, after asking for like ten times a day, finally had the chance to dance with her since-fifth-grade crush, Erick, who was just a typical football player and she'd been to all of his game.
“Why would you refuse them? I mean there’s like a gym full of boys here, asking you to be their date and you’re dumping them like trash,” exclaimed Veronica then took a bite from her sandwich.
“Veronica, I’m tired and don’t want to talk about it. Plus, those guys asking me out? They are just not simply my type.” Amanda explained then stood up, fed-up of talking to Veronica.
“Where are you going? Aren’t you going to eat?” Veronica looked up to Amanda and took a bite again from her sandwich.
“Like I said I’m tired… I want to be alone.” Without saying goodbye, Amanda directly went away from Veronica. She hated sometimes how Veronica talked to her like a mother.
Amanda walked through the narrow hallway and there she knew how she missed her best friend Zack ,who was still in the hospital for almost a month. She missed his gorgeous smile that matched perfectly his green eyes and unnatural brown hair. She missed their Saturday movie marathon and the Friday night studying together, helping each other with their homework and school papers. She knew she would never had the chance to ask him out to the dance.
Zack had been suffering from an incurable cancer disease called “Leukemia”. She knew he wouldn’t live long but she wanted to have the best days with him while he’s still around.
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“Hey,” Zack greeted Amanda, as she placed her small purse on the bedside table.
“Hey, how are you?” Amanda went to towards Zack who was resting in the bed with the electronic cardiograph and dextrose beside him.
“I’m fine,” Zack said weakly but still gave out his pale warm smile.
“Good,” Amanda replied, she bent down and kissed Zack’s forehead. She knew Zack looked helpless and weak but she knew his faith could reach up to the sky. Amanda sat on a chair beside the bed. She held out her right hand and stroked Zack’s bald head. Amanda tried not to cry but tears went down against rosy cheeks. She wished this had never happened to them.
“Please don’t cry. You’ll look ugly.” Zack gave out a small laugh and offered his hand to wipe away Amanda’s tears. Amanda felt his pale hands against her face. He knew she was the girl of his dreams. He wanted to be with her. She was his best friend since their parents dropped them at pre-school and she was his first crush. He did everything just to make her happy but he knew Amanda’s tears occurred because of him.
“So, um, has anyone asked you to the high school dance?” Zack smiled at Amanda playfully. He knew there a lot of boys asking her to be their date. He knew Amanda was really beautiful and smart. He wanted to protect her despite of his unfortunate situation, so that no one wouldn’t dare to hurt her feelings.
“I don’t really want to talk about it…”
“Why?”
“ ’Cause it would only remind me of those annoying boys asking me for like twenty times to be their date. No thanks.” Amanda stuck her tongue out and laughed.
“Honestly, if I could just get the chance… I would ask you.” Zack confessed, looked at her seriously, but still there was a slight smile on his face.
Amanda couldn’t believe what she just heard from him. She looked at Zack with a surprised face.
“Okay, that’s totally weird. I should not have said that.” Zack chuckled and looked down, embarrassed.
She knew right then that they both shared the same feelings for each other.
“Zack… It’s okay. There’s nothing to be embarrass about.” Amanda looked at Zack with a sincere face and held his cold pale hands. They knew it was too late to say anything about their affection to each other but still, they locked gazes, wishing that day wouldn’t last.
“Amanda,” Zack uttered her name. Their hands were now intertwined. “Could you visit me again at 4:30 tomorrow? I have something to tell you…”
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After school, Amanda went to the bus station excited, she couldn’t think of anything beyond Zack’s gorgeous. Due to that excitement she couldn’t even wear a good attire, only wearing shirt and jeans. She knew he loved her as much as she loved him.
She ran through the hospital hallway and went inside to Zack’s room. As she turned the doorknob to step inside, she noticed there was the absence of Zack. Confusion filled her brain and she was scared of what was happening. Where could Zack be? She roamed around the room and noticed a small note placed above the bedside table. She got the note that said: “ROOFTOP”.
As she placed the note into her pocket, she immediately ran to the rooftop. She didn’t care if there were a lot of people looking at her as she passed by them or how many nurses scolded her to only walk.
After Amanda pushed the door in going through the rooftop, the wind was so strong; she could feel the chilly air against her body giving her the goosebumps. The rooftop was big and white and looked isolated. Different bright flowers surrounded the rooftop and benches were placed around the corners. She walked and wandered around the rooftop until she caught Zack was walking, a crutch supporting him.
“Zack!” Amanda called out loudly and ran toward him.
“Amanda. You came… I knew you would really come.” Amanda saw Zack with a cheery face.
“Why are you here? And… what’s with that outfit?” Amanda asked, looking puzzled. She noticed Zack was wearing a tuxedo with a blue tie.
“Come…” Zack made a playful grin and offered his hand to her.
Amanda watched as Zack hobbled towards the cassette, she wanted to help but she also liked to let him walk only by himself so that he could have the strength to manage it well. As Zack pushed the play button, a classical music filled the cold atmosphere. He turned towards Amanda and gestured his hand telling her to come closer.
“What’s this all about, Zack? I’m not even sure this is allowed, you know” Amanda said. As she went closer to Zack, she smelled a sweet scent of perfume coming from him. Zack held out a bouquet of flowers and handed them to Amanda.
“Flowers for you. Don’t worry, someone helped me but I won’t tell who it was…” Zack said with a playful laugh. Amanda held the roses and smelled them. The good fragrance of the roses tickled her nose. She liked receiving flowers especially from someone like Zack.
“Thank you very much,” said Amanda politely and placed the roses on a wooden bench. When they were both closer to each other, Zack bowed down. There Amanda knew Zack wanted to dance with her.
Zack slowly grabbed Amanda’s arm and gave her hand a light kiss. Afterwards, he held her right arm up higher so that Amanda could twirl around and curtsied. They were both embarrassed but Zack had the courage to pull her closer even more and both of them felt the warmth of each other. Amanda placed her hands at Zack’s neck, both hands resting on his shoulders. He ran his fingers through her blonde hair and caressed it. Amanda looked at Zack’s stunning green eyes and wished this dance wouldn’t end.
Unexpectedly, Zack bent down to her ears, saying those three words that she had been waiting to hear from him.
“I love you, Amanda…“ Zack whispered softly. Amanda couldn’t believe it. Those words were slowly swaying in her brain. She flushed pink and didn’t know what to do.
“What’s wrong, Amanda?” Zack asked and looked at Amanda with concerned eyes.
“N-Nothing!” Amanda exclaimed nervously. Zack smiled at her and pulled her closer that they could feel each other’s warm breathing. Amanda knew she could also speak to Zack about her feelings towards him but it’s like no words came out from her mouth.
“Z-Zack… I… I---“before Amanda could finish her crooked sentence, Zack interrupted her.
“Shhh… I know what you’re going to say. I always knew that. I knew you do love me.” Zack spoke softly, still carrying his beautiful smile. Amanda smiled back and laughed at his silly words and buried her face against Zack’s chest. After few seconds, Amanda felt Zack’s left foot shaking, it was numb. She knew he needed to take a seat.
“No, I don’t want to. I still want to dance with you…” Zack said pulling Amanda closer to him. After a few seconds,he loosened his hug and faced Amanda. He stroked her cheeks and there, he kissed her gently, feeling her warm and sweet lips against his. He then kissed her again, this time it was a passionate kiss. Zack then stopped and looked at Amanda smiling sweetly at him, her cheeks turning red. They knew that they shared their first kiss with each other. They embraced each other’s warm body together again.
His hands surrounded Amanda’s back. Amanda felt Zack’s body cold and tried to rub her hands against his shoulders. She could even feel the weight of Zack against her already.
“Zack, we need to get inside now. You know this is bad for you. We should get inside. Do you want to die here?!” Amanda said jokingly.
“If it’s my time… so be it. This would be my last dance and I have you here beside me. I could never ask for anything now. ” Amanda heard Zack’s happy laugh. She was happy that at least even without the high school dance; she experienced the most memorable dance in her whole life and realized that this day is not something to forget about. She didn’t notice her tears falling down again. She was happy that she brought happiness to Zack.
“Honestly, it’s really hard to dance if my other arm’s on the crutch…” Zack stated.
“Oh. Sorry… do you want to stop? We barely move you know. Plus, you’re not a good dancer.” Amanda said sarcastically, wanting to crack a joke.
“And so are you. And I don’t want to stop. I still want to dance with you.” Zack gave out a feeble laugh and Amanda knew how Zack loved her ironic jokes. She could even still remember when they were still kids, how Amanda would tell Zack a joke and he would laugh-to-death all day.
“I love you, Amanda… Don’t ever forget it.” Zack said weakly.
Amanda felt Zack’s breathing getting hard and felt his weight even more.
She noticed the dark clouds gradually covered the warm sunshine and then the place was getting dark. A drizzle started to pour down slowly and she could feel the cold rain droplets against her skin, which made her soft little hair stood upright. She knew then that they need to get inside. Then rain started to emerge that she could feel the translucent chilly mist surrounding her feet.
“Zack… Zack? You’re heavy. C’mon, let’s go…It’s raining,” Amanda chuckled nervously. She knew Zack could still hear her? Can he?
“Zack... Why are you doing this to me? Don’t leave me like this!” she couldn’t stop crying. She beat Zack hardly at his back but still no response. She was still hugging him and sensed Zack’s hand getting lighter and colder. She knew right then… it was his time. She embraced his deceased cold body. Amanda cried out loud and didn't even care if someone saw them hugging under the rain.
“Zack, please… I love you...” Amanda uttered those words but she knew no reply can be heard now.
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