Do you have a prom date yet? ‘Cause it’s coming up fast.”
I nearly choked on a half-eaten piece of pizza when Frank, my best friend in the school, asked me that question. Swallowing the barely chewed slice of pizza, I looked at Frank through watering eyes and said, “What was that?”
Frank sat on the opposite side of the table we were eating at in the cafeteria. His tray, which had had more food than mine, was currently empty, although there was still some soda left in his can of pop. But right now, he was looking at me like I had just asked the dumbest question in the world.
“I said, do you have a date for prom yet?” said Frank. “Prom is this week. Do you have a date yet?”
Blinking in confusion, I said, “Prom is this week?”
“Yes,” said Frank in a slightly impatient voice. “Everyone at
