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Deciding to open the box of clothes that I swore I would never wear again—they were clothes Dad had gotten me when we used to live with him—I picked out something decent and ran a hand through my wet hair.
My phone buzzed, and Imani’s name popped up.
Imani: Where are you?
Fuck it. I had to go.
I grabbed my coat and keys, and walked back into the living room to see Vera at the kitchen table with an angry Ana. Ana only liked to be watched by Kai, Landon, or Imani. Vera was going to have hell tonight.
When Ana saw me, she jumped up. “João! Why do you look so good?”
“They’re just clothes, Ana,” I said, hurrying to the door.
“Nice clothes.”
“Just clothes,” I repeated.
“But you never wear a suit.”
“I’m not wearing a suit,” I said between gritted teeth.
Ana furrowed her little brows at me and marched back to the kitchen table to angrily eat her dinner. She was moody this week for some reason, even after Imani and Kai had watched her the other night.
“How long do you need me to babysit?” Vera asked, arms crossed over her chest while she stared at me. “You’d better be paying me too. I’m not babysitting for free again. Ana is a sweetheart, but I could be doing schoolwork.”
“You’ll be paid.” I tossed my jacket over my shoulder. “I’ll be home when I get home.”
After stepping out into the cold, I slid into my car, started it, and stared at my reflection in the rearview mirror, my heart pounding inside my chest harder than it ever had before tonight. I had never been on a date before, especially not with someone like Imani.
And I was … nervous, okay? I was fucking nervous.
I didn’t give a shit about what we did. I didn’t even have anything planned.
But, shit, I was going on a date with Imani.
I didn’t want to fuck it up.
