You're in high school now

What?!!  Go to a dance?  With a girl?!! When the large flower appeared in front of Julian’s face, he thought the girl was checking to see if it matched his light blond hair—he ran into that a lot.  Not this time: he had been tagged to attend the Sadie Hawkins Day Dance. This was the latest obstacle in his secret strategy to gain the love of his life.  It had to be secret: in 1962, life for a gay boy could be especially risky.  Rule 1: pretend you’re normal; rule 2: evade