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Chapter 17

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Chapter 17

The rest of the week was fun. I got to see New York for the first time. Lana and Maria gave us tours of the city that purposefully excluded times square because: "Just no Lia, just no," Lana had explained. We also worked on planning the party. Maria and Lana were obviously pros at party planning.

"It will be small-ish maybe 100-150 people," Maria said, pulling out her planner one evening.

Nicole and I looked at each other, and she mouthed, 'that's small?' with a look of disbelief on her face. I smiled and gave a small shrug as an answer.

On the day of the party, we decided to go to the museum while Maria's house was being set up. It had a cafe on the roof that Maria was really excited to show me. 

Maria and Lana were in full planning mode calling and making last-minute changes. Nicole was as into as they were making suggestions and keeping notes. I finished my sandwich and decided I wanted to go downstairs and look at some exhibits. I was not the best party planner, and it was kind of boring, to be honest.

"Take my sweater; it's cold in there," Lana said, going into her giant Birkin bag. She gave me a cable knit sweater with the Trinity tennis logo.

I didn't know Lana played tennis, I thought to myself while slipping it on.

"Text me when you guys want to head out," I said and made my way to the small elevator. The doors opened, and I went inside, looking at the map to see what floor I wanted to look at.

"Wait, hold the door," I heard a voice say, and I stuck my foot out to stop it from closing.

"Thank you," Said a boy around my age. He had long blond hair that he wore in a bun on his head and a handsome face.

We stood silently, waiting for the elevator to start.

"So you go to Trinity? I've never seen you," He said, breaking the silence.

"Oh," I said, startled by the student conversation. "I'm starting now in the fall," I said. "This is my friend's sweater, though; I'm not on the tennis team."

"Ah, I was wondering to myself who you were since I know most of the trinity kids. I would have certainly remembered you if we had ever met." He smiled; his eyes were piercing blue. He looked like a wolf.

"So, what's your name?" he asked. 

"Lia, well Cecilia, but everyone calls me Lia," I said, putting my hand out.

He took it, "Liam. But everyone calls me Liam." He said.

"Oh god," I groaned at the corny joke.

"I had to.." he laughed.

The doors opened, and I stepped out. 

"Well, it was nice meeting you, Liam," I said nodding at him. 

"Wait," he said, holding the door open, "are you meeting someone or just looking around?" he asked me.

"I'm just looking," I said.

"Can I join you?"

I looked at him up and down. He was pretty cute—hell, why not.

"Sure," I said.

"I used to work here. I can give you a tour," he said, smiling and gesturing for me to go first. 

"So, Lia, did you move here recently?" he asked as we walked down a long hallway.