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CHAPTER 10

W
hen it was time to go to the dance, I was a little bit late

because I forgot to do my hair. It was so dry that I had
to apply some moisturizer and add oil. My mom told me

I didn’t have much time, so I did a tucked-in chignon bun.
When I reached the school building, I met my best friends, and we

all headed to the gym. While we were walking there, I looked at Tara

and Erika and asked, “So, who’re y’all’s dates?”
Erika looked stunned and confused, but Tara uttered, “James.”

“Huh?” I said, confused.
“The guy in our history class! He normally sits at the back, and

he’s so cute and tall—you know I like tall guys. Oh, and he said he’s

been having feelings for me for years!”
Erika and I looked at each other, stunned.

“So? What’d you do then?” Erika asked.
“So I gave him a chance—duh!” Tara said.

I was surprised. I didn’t know Tara had a date. On a guy I barely
even noticed in our history class?

Then I turned to Erika and asked, “And what about you?”

“Uh… I’m not into that date thing. I just decided to dance with my
other friends who don’t have dates—like me,” Erika said.

“Oh, well, either we all have dates or not, we’re still gonna have
fun, right?” I said, opening the door to the gym.