Giles High School - Shield Yearbook (Pearisburg, VA)

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she smiled up at him, shyly, at first, then she grinned at him outright, as if there were no reason to hide this thing they both felt. it was a moment, filled with the greatest wonder, “the big dance of the year is coming up soon,” is what he said to her. she knew that he’d ask her, all her friends had told her so. she spent days in anxious wonder, thinking, “oh, what will i say?” but the time was here, and she wished to hold it to her forever, knowing hopelessly, it would soon pass. she’d give him her answer, which he knew would be “yes!” all his friends had told him so. their first dance together, it too would soon pass. but they would hold it in their hearts, a special moment, now gone. sonya taylor activities page 16 sports page 30 organizations page 52 15