A few weeks had gone by and things began to change. Carolyn's father came home so the two of them had to be sneaky if they wanted to do things. But for the most part, they went back to just acting like friends. Carolyn wanted nothing more than to be Andy's girlfriend but she didn't want to be upfront about it. She had always been taught that the boy was supposed to make the first move and she felt awkward about confronting him and saying "Let's go out." Her biggest fear was that he wasn't going to say yes.

It was finally Carolyn's last day of high school. She had a couple finals to take, which included math, and then she could go home and spend the rest of the day with Andy and get ready for prom that night.

When Carolyn walked into math class, Amber waved her over and pointed to the seat next to her. Carolyn reluctantly went over to sit by her.

"Hey, so you're going to come over to my house tonight before prom so we can take pictures and stuff?" Amber asked, smiling.

"Yeah, of course." Carolyn said hesitantly. Her biggest fear was that Kali would be there to torment her and Andy.

As if Amber had read Carolyn's mind, she said, "Don't worry about Kali. I told her she can't come with us anymore. She's been acting like such a bitch lately and I would want you to go with us rather than her."

Carolyn smiled and nodded. "Wow, um, thanks Amber."

Amber just shrugged. "Hey, it's the least I could do for my best friend, right? Oh, do you still need a date? I think I may have found someone for you."

"No, actually, I found someone who said he would go with me." Carolyn grinned at the thought of Andy.

"Really? That's awesome!" Amber beamed. "Okay, well I was thinking you guys should get to my house around five so we can take lots of pictures and then we'll leave in the limo. Oh my gosh, this is just so exciting!"

"Yeah, I can't believe this is all happening." Carolyn replied.

"I am passing out the exams now." Their math teacher, Mr. Kingman, announced. "Everyone needs to be quiet."

Carolyn and Amber shared one last smirk of excitement before they turned to the heavy packet of white paper with taunting black numbers on it resting on their desks.
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"Okay, Andy. I'm ready!" Carolyn said when she had finally got her dress on.

Andy was waiting at the bottom of the stairs in his tuxedo that Carolyn's father had lent to him. All of the adrenaline running through his veins was overwhelming. He just wanted to see how beautiful Carolyn looked in her dress.

Carolyn turned the corner and began descending blackened staircase. Her dress was a silky dark green color and traveled all the way to the floor. It had jewels caressing the neckline which took a semi-dramatic drop in the shape of a V. Her mother's pearl necklace graced her neck and her hair was all done up in loose, loopy curls.

Andy and her father stood at the foot of the stairs with their mouths dropped open. Andy couldn't believe Carolyn could look any more beautiful than she normally did. Her father was shocked at how grown up his little girl looked.

"Alright, I just gotta take one picture and then you guys can head off to Amber's house." Her father said, grabbing the camera in his shaky hands.

Andy took Carolyn's waist from behind and posed with her as her father tried to snap pictures.

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When they arrived at Amber's house, there were a ton of cars in the driveway. Carolyn was surprised at how many people Amber was having over.

"Hey, you're here!" Amber shuffled over towards Carolyn, wrapping her friend in a hug. "And who might this be?" She gestured toward Andy.

Carolyn looked back at Andy and smiled. "This is my date," She looked back over at Amber. "This is Andy."

Amber leaned in closer to Carolyn and whispered, "Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides?!"

Carolyn was a little shocked that Amber knew that. "Wait, how--"

"It's my secret guilty pleasure." Amber admitted. "I don't really like all that pop music nowadays. I only pretend to like it because my friends do. They'd shun me if they found out I liked post hardcore."

You mean like you all shunned me? Carolyn thought but decided not to say anything. She didn't want to ruin the night.

"How did you manage to get him as a prom date anyway?" Amber continued.

"It's a long story." Carolyn sighed.

"Well, we'll have to have one of our old famous sleepovers again and you can tell me all about it." Amber gave Carolyn's arm a little shove and took her by the hand, leading her and Andy out to the back yard where everyone else was.

So far, prom night was beginning to look amazing. Not only was Amber Carolyn's friend again, but Carolyn had Andy with her as well. Nothing was going to be able to bring this night down.

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-Mak-a-doodle