Personal Narrative: The Prom

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I never went to a single formal dance until my senior year. On nights when there was a

winter formal or a junior prom, my friends would get dressed up and ready to dance in

their beautiful gowns. While they were dancing with their dates, I was at home watching

T.V. It's not that I had trouble finding a date of my own but just the thought of getting

dressed up and dancing in a dress didn't interest me. One day, a week before Mira Mesa's

senior prom I decided to go. It was after all my last year in high school and I at least

wanted to experience one formal dance. I was rushed to find a date and dress in such

short notice. Thankfully for friends and my mom, I was able to find everything I needed.

I thought looking for a prom date last minute would be my hardest task, but it

wasn't. My friend, Judy, found me a date with her friend name, Mike, which is now my

boyfriend because of prom. Like me, he too was looking for a prom date. So there I

was, I had a date but no dress. So my mom and I went on a shopping trip to Plaza Bonita

Mall. We found this store that sold really beautiful gowns for a very cheap price. I think I

tried on every single dress in the store and each dress made me feel like a princess. I

couldn't decided on which dress I wanted, I wanted to take all of them home. So finally I

choose a white and lavender dress. It looked like one of those dresses that Cinderella

would wear to her ball. With the dress picked I moved on to accessories. With just three

more days till prom, I started to stress out I was worried that I wouldn't have all that I

needed before prom. I haven't bought my shoes and I haven't made any appointments for

my hair and nails. I called all most every single salon but they were all booked. Then I

saw this one manicure place with a sign that said "walk-ins are welcomed." I was relieved

to see that there was barely anyone there but panic strike me once again making me think

that the reason why nobody was here was because they didn't give good manicures.

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