"No, I'm sorry. "I don't have my phone with me." I shrugged my shoulders, hoping she would leave. "That's fine; just write your phone number here." She pushed me a napkin and handed me a pen. In retrospect, I should have just written a fake number, but for some inexplicable reason, I wrote my real one. 'Oh well, maybe I can learn how to build a deck quickly,' I joked. I returned the napkin to her. "Many thanks; I'll call you next week." She laughed. "See you at lunch on Monday, Tolu," Kamara said as she returned to her seat. I cast a glance at Miss Tolu. “What. "Don't give me that look," she said, sticking out her bottom lip. "Just wait until I get you home," I joked. "Uh oh," she replied, playing along with her fear. We left soon after, and as we were walking out, I noticed Kamara st

