chapter 17 • they both thought the other didn't give a fuck about them

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𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

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𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓.







penelope walked out into the living room.

lydia was sitting at the table with leslie.

cherry adjusted her purse. "okay, i'm here. i'm finally done getting ready."

"only took you 6 hours." alex blinked.

"you guys look great." penelope complimented, and turned to her son and cherry. "and you two do, too."

"it's my first bar mitzvah, i don't want to look like a schlemiel. dr. berkowitz has been teaching me yiddish." alex grinned.

"the kid's a natural. i'm plotzing with nachas." leslie smiled.

"you ready to go?" cherry questioned, examining their matching outfits.

they were matching, because they'd agreed to be each-others dates.

but not really dates.

like, a friend date.

"papito, i can't believe it's your first sleepover." penelope smiled.

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