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"Of course I didn’t forget--"

"Then where were you?"

"I’ you?"

"I was in jail"

"In jail?"

"I was in jail and they confiscated my phone"

"Why were you in jail?"

"There was this woman--"

"I’m sure there was"

"It wasn’t like that, Nina"

"There was this woman who needed help and so you helped her"

"Okay,with you, you know?"

I’m sorry

"You’re always sorry"

"Nina, it wasn’t--"

"And it’s never your fault"

"No, it’s not I mean, sometimes it is, but this time it really wasn’t"

"Uh-huh"

"The Anoka cops threw me in jail"

"Uh-huh"

"Actually, it’s kind of a funny story when you hear it"

"I bet"

"Tonight, let ht"

"A date"

"Yes"

"You have a date"

"Yes"

"Tonight"

"Yes"

"You have a date tonight"

"You’re slow but sure, McKenzie"

"With who?"

"With whoht?"

"The man who escorted me to the ball"

"You went anyway?"