“So Zaline, how are things going with what’s his name? I’m sorry I haven’t been around as much with everything going on” she looks at me out of the corner of her eye, with the hairstylist keeping her head still. “We broke up two weeks ago, I told you that” as she says with a frown, and leaving me the opening I wanted “Oh that’s right, I guess you will have to see if Kelvin will go to the ball with you” smiling knowing she is cursing me inside her head. Claudette speaks up “Oh that would be fantastic Zaline, you must make this happen, my nephew would be thrilled, and definitely needs a break from all that work” she truly smiles since the first time I’ve met her. “I don’t have his number, and its possibly too late as the ball is tonight” I smile knowing she’s trying to get out of it “It’s

