The music bumped and swirled as a more upbeat part of the song kicked in. The lights behind Peter dimmed, and she could more clearly see the rest of the gym.
Twisted streamers hung from the old basketball hoops, arcing across to the rafters, where cardboard cutouts of PacMan, Rubik"s cubes, and records slowly turned in the air. Multicolored lights mounted on poles randomly blinked on and off while a disco ball hanging from the old scoreboard in the center of the ceiling rotated colored squares of light around the room.
“Welcome to the Golden Grove High School Homecoming Dance,” Peter said. He c****d his head. “Are you arriving without a date, miss?”
Kate had her hand on her mouth, looking left and right, still taking it all in. “I guess so,” she said.
He stuck out his elbow. “Then it w
