Scarlet
The results had been announced. The Moon Chase was over. The elders and authorities had left, their duty done, their formal speeches given, and now—the night belonged to us. To the seniors of Spring Hollow High, for one last night before finals took over our lives.
My goodness, with everything going on in my life, I forgot that I am actually a high school student who needs to get back to studying and pass my finals with good grades. That’s my ticket out of this town.
Laughter and music filled the grand hall, the golden chandeliers casting warm light over the sea of elegantly dressed students. The lingering tension from the competition was still thick in the air, but it was quickly being replaced by the heady excitement of the gala. The seniors were drinking in this moment, one o
