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“Yes, Mom”

“I’ everyone at Kelland, but I wanted you to know that even with your late rsvp we’ve got a rooh for you and your friend Laura , but I wanted to double-check that you’re actually bringing a guest” She said the word like it was so made up that most likely didn’t exist

“Absolutely, Mom”

“A friend, of course”

What would be so outlandish about so to date me? My blood pressure soared as my pride screamed “No He’s my date I have a date” The words came out and were met with a thunderous silence I felt the need to fill “Laura was one hundred percent correct Berk’seach other for a while now”

Ha! For once I’d stood up to her judgyof me I wasn’t a loser, I had a date! I’d locked in Berk’s presence to the party and… Oh god, I’d said the words ‘we’ve been dating!’

I resisted the urge to scream into the phone My heart thudded in ure out a way to backpedal, take the lies back It was like I’d had an out of body experience and started spewing all that stuff to save face

“It took quite a bit of arranging and rearranging, so I do hope he’ll be there”

I stared up at Berk’sandon even more of a shitstorm with my mom, especially if her plans were thrown out of whack

“Yes, of course we’ll be there Berk is so excited to finally ?! Shut up! “He wouldn’t miss it for the world”

“Good”

“I wanted to ask you about the Peter Rabbit books” The ones I kept asking about and never got a response to Dad had drawn little doodles in the corner of soether They were an irreplaceable part of my childhood and memories of him

Dead silence on her end

“It would mean a lot to me”

“Now is not the tih those old boxes now, Julia We’re focusing on Laura at the moment I can’t believe how selfish you are I’ll see you tomorrow”