I was in high school and the big dance that made everybody uneasy was coming up on us very quickly. Yes, it was prom time. I was a junior and I thought that I knew everything about everything. One of the biggest parts of the prom really has nothing to do with the prom at all; it’s the party after the dance is over. Of course, the person with the vacationing parents is the one nominated to throw the big party.
My parents, however, would never let me go. They are extremely moral people. The rules they have for me are the same rules that my relatives in the last century had. The things I am expected to follow are insane. For example, if I was even one minute late for my curfew I would be grounded for the following day. It just so happened that my friend Connie’s parents had left that weekend. Of course, al
l of my friends were going there and of course, I would not be permitted to go because her parents would be gone. However, I was a “junior” in high school and knew everything about everything; I had a plan on how to go without being caught; I knew it would work.
It was the Monday after the prom and I just got home from school. I knew that something was up before I even got in the door; over the years I had developed a sixth sense about when I am in trouble. My mom gave me a chance to tell the truth, but I was sure that if I stuck to my guns that everything would work out. I was wrong again. She knew everything and already made call after call in search of the complete truth. I was grounded like always and knew that I had finally learned my lesson. No matter how slick I try to be my mom will find out that I did something wrong ev
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