Not your perfect girl

Chapter 6

I woke up the next morning in my own bed. Charlie must have put me there before he left, I figured. That was sweet of him. I found a little note on my bed that wasn't there before.
It read, "Congratulations on making it through Day 1. Six days to go! -Charlie."
I smiled at that and got ready for school.
Although I still had side effects and withdrawal symptoms, it wasn't as bad as yesterday, probably because I got a good night's sleep last night. 

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As soon as I stepped into the school, I saw a bunch of winter formal posters along the walls and bulletins. I had totally forgotten about it even though it was coming up soon. There were six days leading up to the winter formal to be exact. I wasn't exactly sure if I wanted to go or not, but I still had some time to make my final decision.

"Hey! You made it to school today," Charlie called to me, approaching my locker.

"Yeah, I'm feeling a lot better. Thanks for coming over yesterday!" 

We talked to each other until it was time for school to start. After Charlie left, I noticed that I haven't been talking to the popular kids lately for some reason. Maybe I can hangout with them later some time.

I headed off to math class, my first period of the day. Oddly, I found Ethan, the guy who invited me to his party a couple weeks before, sitting in my assigned seat. I was confused.

"Uhh, hey Ethan. What are you doing here?" I asked him curiously.

He shrugged. "Oh, nothing much. I just wanted to ask you something.
Maybel, will you go to the winter formal with me?"

Now I wished I hadn't said anything. I was totally caught offguard and had no idea what to reply with. There were a lot of people around us anticipating my answer.
The pressure was on me.

"Yeah, sure Ethan. I'll go with you," I chirped nervously, without thinking it through.

He smiled back at me. "Alright, cool."
With that said, he left to go back to his seat since class was starting already. Immediately, I regretted my decision. Although Ethan was nice enough, I felt like something was out of place. But then the winter formal would only be for a few hours, I reassured myself. 

What's the worst that could happen?