He's three years older than me. And he's graduating soon from Georgia State! His degree's in economics and he's already got a job lined up with some company downtown. I know I sound like a school girl…but this is the first time a guy's shown interest in me. All through school I was the one sitting alone at a table, watching girls with their boyfriends. I always wondered how they got them. How did they get those boys to pay attention to them? Notice them? Back then it was all about manipulating, uncle. Just like it was with Darren. From the moment I met him and I knew he was interested in Zoë, all I could think about was how I could make him look at me. And now… Now here's a guy who came to me! We met at my painting class. He liked my work. And he came to Sevenanda's Monday morning because I told him that's where I worked. Then he waited around until my lunch break and we ate over at Vortex. Uncle…it was the most fun I've had in years. No magic. No lying. No deceit. It was just…NICE.
