Three years ago as I walked down the hallway, January 2012, everywhere I looked, there were flyers posted everywhere. "Prom 2012". Everyone scattered looking for prom dates. Pairing up left and right. And here I stand, without a date. [[What do I do?]]Meanwhile, at work at Chuck E. Cheese, I noticed my coworkers including girls I attend high school with were desperate for dates and talking about what they want to wear and the thousand dollar dress they wanted to wear. And yet, I still was not sure if I was going. [[Am I?]]I sort of accepted the fact that I did not have a date and so did my best friends because all of the good looking guys were taken. So we went shopping to find cocktail dresses instead of gowns and were looking for a rental car instead of a limo which was my dream to have. I think it is time for a [[manhunt]]. Or should I just [[deal with it]]?Although this is not something you should not do at work, however, desperate time call for desperate needs and I NEED a date. I have been admiring this boy name David who works in the kitchen at my job and he is gorgeous. I wanted to approach him so bad and ask him if he could go to the prom with me but I was too scared. After building the courage, I approached him and asked "Hey, I need a date for the prom, could you be my date?" and [[HE said...]]So I dealt with it. No prom date and unhappy that I am going alone. Not the way I pictured my senior year of high school to be. But I sucked it up and went out [[shopping with my friends]]. YES! I could not believe he said said yes that was almost too easy. So after exchanging numbers I ran home after work and told my mom and sister and they were so happy for me. So now it is time to go dress [[shopping]].My mom and I went all the way to Franklin Mills mall to this beautiful dress/ gown boutique called Group USA and the dresses were beautiful. I tried on about 10 different dresses until I found "the one". The dress was gorgeous. It was baby blue/teal color and had a mermaid tail and had ruffles and the beaded breast. I also found silver shoes to go with it and jewelry. I sent David the color and he got his as well. After that we rented a limo like I dreamed for myself and 3 other sets of dates. Weeks later I lay on the bed on my phone the night before [[April 26...]]Me and David have been texting and talking a lot on the phone and I grew to like him a lot more. Prom was about 2 weeks away and I was too excited. At around 11:30 pm, David asked me the most significant heart pounded question that would forever change my life. "Would you be my girlfriend?" I hesitated because I never had a real boyfriend, plus my mom is strict but he said we will work it out. At midnight on April 26, 2012. We made it official and I could not wait for [[prom 2012]].This night had to be the most magical night. May 11, 2012 was a night to remember. From the limo picking all of us up to the drive there to the slow dances to the pictures that were taken. We had the time of our lives and I am so thankful that I built the courage to speak up and asked David to be my prom date. I can't imagine going to [[prom 2012 without a date]].My friends and I went to the mall and went shopping for dresses. There were so many couples holding hands and looking at dresses and deciding on colors it was so depressing and annoying because I knew that could have been me and David, the boy I had a major crush on for such a long time, the boy I could have been shopping with if I would have just went up to him at work and not freak out. But yet I am here looking at [[cocktail dresses]].My cocktail dress is hotpink, my favorite color, and silver and it is strapless. Yes, it is a gorgeous dress but meanwhile I have work later on today. Maybe I should approach him today. [[manhunt]]. Or [[maybe not]] After all, I have 5 days to return this dress... I think I am over it. Maybe not. I am at work hosting a birthday party but every time I go in the kitchen, I catch his eyes. I think he can tell there is something wrong but we do not know each other well for us to have such a conversation. In the kitchen I wait for him to cut the slices in the pizza so I can deliver it to my birthday party. All of a sudden he ask me, "[[Are you okay?]]"""No I'm not." I said. "What's up?" he asked. "I do not have a date for the prom." "Why is that?" "I do not know. I just don't, why?" "Just wondering, you walking around here moping around. We do work at a children arcade." "Well would you like to take me?" "Oh. I'm sorry, I'm already taking [[someone else...]]"That broke my heart, that I took so long to ask a simple question. Now its too late and I will forever live with this regret. Two weeks later was [[prom 2012 without a date]], it was fun but it could have been better with him...Moral of the story is...you never know until you try. If you are ever in a situation like this, just go for it, the worst he or she could say is no, and even they say no, just brush it off and move on because you will forever live with that regret. Lucky for me, I took that step and I'm glad that I did.