I walked up to his front door, the porch light shining dimly to the left. Through the window I could see that the lights were off, but I rang the doorbell anyway. I waited a few moments like always, looked back at my dad parked by the curb, and waited some more. Finally, I could see a figure approaching the door. The door opened and he was standing in front of me, wearing a green t-shirt and gym shorts. He had no shoes on, but he had a black sock on one foot. I handed him the little decorated box and my heart skipped a beat. I watched him as he opened the box and sifted through the treasures inside.
There was a folded note written on a piece of patterned paper. Next to it was a little leprechaun pin sitting on a bed of glitter. And finally, a dried flower lay beneath it all. He fingered the note and began to unfold it while trying to balance the box and its contents. I took the box from him and he began to read aloud.
“I’m feelin’ lucky… so will you go to prom with me?”
I don’t think he was expecting this because he looked a little surprised. I smiled up at him, my lips curving half in anxiousness and half in pure joy.
“Who’s asking me to prom? You or the leprechaun?”
“ The leprechaun,” I responded, chuckling.
“ I’m sorry, but I don’t date midgets…”
“Oh… well that’s okay then.”
I felt a little heartbroken as if he were actually denying me, but I knew he was just kidding. This moment had been a long time in the making.
“Of course I’ll go with you,” He said smiling, his eyes full of the type of sincerity I was hoping for.
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