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Only,Belinda probably wouldn't have put up as much of a battle

In the days that followed, Daddy never mentioned my date nor asked any questions Whenever I saw Harrison Keiser, I noticed that he looked away I i me for the failure of the relationship

Mother concluded it just wasn't meant to be Sometimes she had a fatalistic attitude, especially when it ca my disastrous date, my only date in a year, she stopped at my bedroom and knocked on the opened door

"How are you doing, Olivia?" she asked and irimaced in anticipation of an unpleasant response

"I'ht, Mother"

"I'm sorry your date with Clayton wasn't a success" "I'ine what life would be like married to such a creature"

She smiled and sat on hters called their hter talks Most of what I knew about ht myself On a nuet into an intimate conversation with me, but neither of us was very successful at it

"So, "I feel to blame for yourpresent situation I feel I should have done more to help you find someone, Olivia"

"That's silly, Mother"

"No, no, it's not," she insisted "My reat deal to help reat companion"

"I'll be just fine," I said

"Of course you will, dear You are too intelligent not to succeed in every way I know you're far ent than your father, although I would never dare tell him that"

I started to protest, but she put up her hand

"Sometient, Olivia"

"What?" I started to smile, but saw an expression on her face I hadn't seen before She looked suddenly wiser, more perceptive