He was surprised that she caught on so quickly, and was accepting of what he was trying to tell her. With a bit more confidence, he continued. "The truth is that before today, I had never heard of you, much less knew you, but I have been living the day of the dance over and over again, and at the end of the day, you have always died. Your boyfriend Bobby always finds us and kills you, for being with me. The fact is, that this is the first day where I came to you earlier than the dance, to try to steal you away before he could find out where we were going." He waited, fearful of her response.