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h er f e et. " W e h av e to g o o uts id e."
W e m ad e o ur w ay o ut o f th e b ath ro om a n d th ro ugh th e c ro w ded g ym . F elic ia s e em ed w ary a s I le d h er th ro ugh th e b ig d ouble d oors a n d o ut in to th e p ark in g lo t.
" If th is is s o m e s o rt o f p ra n k, I h av e p ep per s p ra y in m y p urs e ," s h e s a id , h old in g h er little y ello w c lu tc h c lo se to h er c h est.
" R ela x ." I lo oked a ro und to m ak e s u re th e p ark in g lo t w as d ese rte d .
E ven th ough it w as la te A pril, th ere w as s till a c h ill in th e a ir , a n d b oth o f u s s h iv ere d in o ur d re sse s. " O kay ," I s a id , tu rn in g b ack to h er. " If y ou c o uld h av e a n yone a s
y our p ro m d ate , w ho w ould it b e?"
" A re y ou tr y in g to to rtu re m e?" s h e a sk ed .
" Ju st a n sw er th e q uestio n."
S ta rin g a t h er y ello w s h oes, s h e m um ble d , " K ev in B rid ges? "
I w asn 't s u rp ris e d . S G A p re sid en t, f o otb all c ap ta in , a ll- a ro und h ottie . . . K ev in B rid ges w as th e g uy a lm ost a n y g ir l w ould p ic k to b e h er p ro m d ate .
" O kay , th en . K ev in it is ," I m utte re d , c ra ck in g m y k nuck le s. L if tin g m y h an ds to th e s k y, I c lo se d m y e y es a n d p ic tu re d F elic ia in K ev in 's a rm s, h er in h er b rig ht
y ello w d re ss, h im in a tu x. A fte r ju st a f e w s e co nds o f f o cu sin g o n th at im ag e, I s ta rte d to f e el a s lig ht tr e m or u nder m y f e et a n d a f e elin g lik e w ate r r u sh in g a ll th e w ay

u p to m y o uts p re ad h an ds. M y h air s ta rte d to f lo at f ro m m y s h ould ers , a n d th en I h eard F elic ia g asp .
W hen I o pen ed m y e y es, I s a w e x actly w hat I 'd h oped . O verh ead , a h uge d ark c lo ud w as s w ir lin g, s p ark s o f p urp lis h lig ht f la sh in g in sid e o f it. I