What's a Song Without a Dance
Carm was staring at herself in the mirror. Her palms are sweaty and she feels so nervous. Tonight was the night of her very first homecoming dance.
And she's going with Laura.
Neither of them had a date to the dance so they decided that going together would be the best bet. One last look in the mirror just to make sure that her bow-tie is on straight and she's out of the door and on her way towards Laura's house. Her nerves are making her walk funny, but she couldn't care less. She's just excited to see what Laura's gonna be wearing.
She turns the corner of Laura's street and she sees her house: 307 Chival Drive. She could never forget the house that she spent so much of her childhood at. In fact, she was there more than she was at her own house..........for reasons of course. Reasons we won't go into right now.
Carm made her way up the stairs to the front door. The light goes on and she looks down to her feet. There's a few burn marks on the cement of the porch from where her and Laura set some of those snakes on fire. Laura always loved those ones the bet. Never the actual fireworks. Just the snakes.
Right now is not the time to get all nostalgic, Carm. Knock on the damn door and prepare yourself for the tiny ball of energy.
She brings her hand up and lightly knocks on the door. Behind the door she can hear something metallic hit the floor, a soft 'shoot', and a quick shuffle of itty bitty feet before Laura is standing in front of her.
"Well don't you look like a virgin sacrifice."
Laura blushes, but then looks offended. "Shut up, you are tooooo!"
"I never said I wasn't, cutie."
Laura grabs her hand and pulls her into a tight hug, Carm's favourites. She's inside now and that's when she gets a good look at the dress that Laura's wearing. As much as she doesn't want to admit it, Carm can't help but think that if she wasn't gay before, she definitely is now.
That's okay to say about your best friend, right? That she looks hot? She quickly shakes the thought from her head, deciding that she probably shouldn't be thinking about her best friend like that.
There was a steady silence between the two of them. It wasn't uncomfortable though. They were both shamelessly checking each other out though. That is definitely not the right thing to do though. She knows that much for sure.
They both quickly caught themselves and Laura turned, quickly shuffling her way into the kitchen to retrieve a pot that had fallen out of the cabinet. Car assumes thats what made the loud crashing noise before Laura had opened the door moments later.
She silently laughs to herself because Laura manages to be the cutest person alive 24/7 and Carm really has no idea how she can do that with such little effort.
Apparently, though, her laugh wasn't as silent as she thought it was because she hears a low "shut up" come from the kitchen. She smiles because she knows Laura had heard her laugh at her.
Carm pops a squat on the couch and waits for Laura to return to her. It doesn't take long until she sees the tiny human power shuffle her way back into the living room and on the couch next to her.
"What the hell were you doing in there that it took you that long and you dropped a pot on the floor."
A confused look crosses Laura's face before she just shrugs and says, "I don't know, honestly. I was just passing the time waiting for you to get here."
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Laura is dancing her heart out on the dance floor and she just wishes that Carm would come and join her instead of brooding over in the corner.
"I'll come to the dance with you" she said, "I'll dance as much as you want" she said. Carm, you had one job. And you are currently failing at it.
With that in mind, Laura dorkily dances her way over to where the dark brooding child awaits. She doesnt look very happy and Laura's demeanor changes immediately.
"Carm, what's wrong?!" she asked hurriedly.
Without thinking Carm grabs her wrist and drags her in one direction. "Come with me" she hears her say.
At first, Laura didn't know where she was taking her. That was until they passed a set of corridors that Laura knows entirely way too well. Theyre headed to the girls locker room.
Why the girls locker room? Why is Carm taking her there? None of this is making sense to her, but she knows that Carm must have a really good reason as to why shes doing this. Otherwise she wouldnt be doing it.
They make it to the locker room door and surprisingly theyre unlocked. Carm practically pushed Laura inside and to her surprise once again, there wasnt a single person in the locker room besides now her and Carm.
She still doesnt know why shes in here and Carm still hasnt told her. Although, it has only been a few short seconds, so she figures she'd better give her some time to sort everything out for herself.
Laura turns around to face Carm as soon as she hears the locker room door shut behind the both of them. As she makes eye contact with Carm, she glances down to see her slowly locking the door. A sudden wave of nervousness washes over her.
She looks back to Carms face and it looks as though shes debating something serious within her own thoughts. She wants to ask her whats going on but she knows that it's best to let Carm do it on her own time.
Five minutes have passed already and all thats come out of Carms mouth was a handful of lost thoughts and small whimpers of a shattered confidence. Laura couldn't take it anymore and wanted to know right then and there what was going on with her.
"Carm, whatever you need to say, just say it!"
But it's not what Carm said, it's what she did.
Two seconds ago they were sitting there silently staring at each other. Now, their lips were pressed tightly against each others.