A Game of FootsieChapter 2
Colored lights and festive banners decorated the school gym. Loud bass-heavy thumping music blared from speakers set up on the stage, a couple of DJ’s busy. No one was dancing, too early perhaps. Boys stood on one side of the floor, girls flocking together on the other side, groups chatting and giggling. Dresses went from flamboyant, puffy, lacy, knee-length designs in outrageously bright colors, to simple sheath-like dresses that barely reached thighs. Some had makeup more appropriate for...