his blond wavy hair gelled back . She in teal chiffon . She didn ’ t care that her dance moves were awkward , and it appeared that Oliver didn ’ t care either because he kept on smiling at her . She raised her arms in the air , swaying with the music , her entire body rotating around and around in time with the disco ball circling above . She hardly noticed Oliver ’ s presence or anyone else ’ s for that matter . Callie remembered how suddenly everything stopped and she was alone in the middle of the dance floor . Everyone was pointing and laughing at her , and there was Oliver by Prissy ’ s side , both grinning and shaking hands with each other . Obviously , some plan had been concocted to make her look like a fool . She left the dance , holding back tears until she got home .
Callie tried to shake the memory from her mind as the song kept playing from down the hall . How odd that it was the same song , “ Every Breath You Take ,” that had played at her prom . A stalker song for some , but a love song for Callie on a night that began as something magical but ended up like all other parts of her life whenever Prissy was around . Callie signed the chart yet wondered where the tune was coming from . She was the only one in the building . Perhaps the storm ’ s power messed up the electricity and turned on a radio . But that wouldn ’ t explain the song stopping and then starting again . And again .
Callie heard the elevator as it droned down the shaft then whined as it made its way all the way up to the top floor . The doors creaked open . The music got louder . It had been so quiet only minutes before and now the air was filled with a clashing chorus . Papers fell from Callie ’ s
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