✽ Mandy ✽
Saturday arrived too fast. I checked the lock until my fingers hurt. I told myself to stop acting as if a stranger lived in my walls. Instead, I focused on getting ready for my date. I took a bath. I blow-dried my hair. I got dressed and added a touch of makeup before I settled on the couch to wait for David. When an hour passed and he still hadn’t arrived, I frowned as I checked my phone. Nothing. No new messages. Had I been stood up? I set my phone aside and considered my options. I could call him. I could text him. Or I could just relax and pretend like it didn’t bother me. When my phone buzzed, I grabbed it to see that David had finally texted me.
✉David: Mandy, hey! I’m so sorry. Practice ran long.
I considered ignoring him, but the truth was that I had been looking forw
