Chapter 6 The Date

• We arrive at Raymond's house and the party is busy, full of energy, people dining and whining. I still want to meet with my crush Raymond and talk to him but the way I am feeling—nervous. I feel nervous after seeing Patrick in my graduate ceremony earlier. I think I need to do something to make me feel confident.
• Leaving my friends, I walk to where the drinks are being served. I ask the lady in charge of drinks to give a cup of punch and carefully smell it. It's alcohol. Yes, this is what I want so I drink the entire cup.
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