AESIR I’ve been vibrating with restless energy from the moment Lani agreed to go out with me. Was happiness even the right word for what I feel right now? No, I don’t think so. I was anxious beyond belief. I never knew I had this much nervous energy in me until today. It felt as though I were a teenager going on a first date with my childhood crush. This is insane because I never felt like this, even as a teenager. I had completely lost track of the work I was supposed to do after Lani’s agreement. Did I bathe again even though I’d already bathed today? Yes, I did. Forgive me for wanting to smell good. And we’re going to ignore the fact that Lani had looked at me like I was crazy when I had knocked on the bedroom door and asked to use the bathroom. I kept worrying that she would chang

