Chapter Ten (Angelo) Summary

Before the Spring Fling, the only formal dance Ruby ever attended was the Homecoming Dance at Garfield Park, the public school her friend Angelo attended. In truth, Ruby and Angelo weren't really friends, their mothers were, so when Angelo was dateless for homecoming, his mother called to see if Ruby would like to go. She said yes not because she was interested in Angelo, but because she wanted to experience a formal dance. On the day of the dance, Angelo showed up with a corsage of yellow roses. He took her out to dinner. They danced. They had a good time. It was nothing like this year's Spring Fling. Even though Ruby and Jackson were dating when the dance was announced, Jackson didn't ask Ruby to go with him. She waited and waited, but Jackson kept quiet. It wasn't...