RIVER
It is finally Friday night, and my entire wardrobe is on the bed. My Friday nights back home were usually filled with me eating Oreos and watching game shows on the television, and then on Saturday morning, I'd do my laundry and catch up on all of my schoolwork, but with the party and all of the things I had been hearing about it, I was sure that my weekend was gone.
If I had not given my word to Lan and Elise, I would have switched off my phone and enjoyed a nice evening to myself and then dealt with the consequences later, but I couldn't bring myself to do it, no matter how many times I thought about it. Arlin had emphasised the importance of my being at the party, as it was going to cement my position in the department.
When I had asked what he meant by that, his response was j
