It was the day of the ball. Guests started arriving last night after dinner and because they were here, I was told to stay up in my room. The main house was off limits to any families coming in because it would make the entire point of the ball meaningless. I stood looking out my window, families were mingling with one another. Chatting up about the latter half of the evening probably. I sighed as I stepped away from the window, closing the blinds and pulling the curtains closed. I turned on the flat screen television that hung on the wall. I sat in my chair and turned on the television to a sports channel. Football was playing. While a human sport, I still enjoyed watching it from time to time. I leaned my chair back and closed my eyes. I still had a few hours until I needed to get read