Shylah
I told Mayor Quinn that I wasn’t ready for anything serious, but I agreed we could take our time and get to know each other better. Tonight is our first date, and while Khalil is off at a sleepover at Austin’s house with a few of his Martial Arts teammates, I’ll be spending the evening with Mayor Quinn.
He wouldn’t tell me where we were going, only that I should dress comfortably. The ambiguity left me standing in my closet for far too long, debating what to wear. The thought crossed my mind to throw on the least alluring thing I owned—maybe some baggy sweatpants and a loose turtleneck—but even then, I knew it wouldn’t matter. Quinn had this maddening way of looking at me like I was the only thing in the room, no matter what I wore.
After washing my hair and taking a long shower,
