NORA “Close the freaking blinds!” My best friend, Sam, screamed at me. She stretched in her bed like a cat after a good nap. But as much as I wanted her to get some rest, she had a job to get to. Plus, last night, she had practically begged me to wake her as early as possible today. I crossed my arms, propping one leg out and leaning my weight on the other. “Warned you not to stay out so late,” “Mason invited me. What was I supposed to say?” “I can't believe you're still sleeping with that college kid,” Mason was the twenty-one-year-old she had met months ago in Chicago. According to her, God created him as an apology to men, but I just couldn't get behind my best friend putting herself in such an unconventional situation. “And I can't believe you're becoming my mother. What the hel

