Maya made sure to take a nice long nap so she would feel refreshed for the party they were having at Damon’s place. She felt excited. It was the first time she had gone out to a party she actually wanted to go to, and it made her giddy. She recalled the party her mother had dragged her to and forced her to dress up like a lady. She had hated every second of it. The way she had made a fool of herself in front of Jared still made her cringe in embarrassment. He was a handsome guy, but that was the only good thing about him. He treated everyone around him like garbage, and she was too blind in her love for his looks to realize that. She opened her cupboard to see what she could wear, and to her dismay she didn’t have a single decent thing. She wanted to look feminine and soft. She had all t

