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"Happy Valentine's Day!!!" Nia roughly wrapped her arm around my neck

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"Happy Valentine's Day!!!" Nia roughly wrapped her arm around my neck.

"Damn girl, why you gotta be so aggressive,"

"Just the way I show my love,"

"Right,"

When we arrived at my locker, I noticed a rose taped to the middle of it.

"Awwww look how cute," Nia cooed.

I admired the rose as I pulled it off of my locker.

The school had this thing where you could pay one dollar for a rose and have it sent to anyone of your choice on Valentine's Day.

I really wasn't expecting DeLane to do it though.

"Why you making that face tho?" She tilts her head.

"I don't know, I just wasn't expecting this,"

"Don't y'all like him?"

I shrug not knowing how to tell her that I'm in a relationship.

"I think it's sweet. I think you're just nervous cause this is the first time you've been serious with a guy,"

"We're not even dating,"

"I didn't say that, I said y'all were seriously involved with each other,"

"Whatever," I shrugged.

"I gotta get to class. Cheer up girl," she ruffles my curls and runs off knowing I was probably about to smack her for that.

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"I'm glad you liked it," DeLane said referring to the rose. "But I want you to come out with me tonight because I have a surprise for you," he interlaced our fingers.

Thoughts were swarming through my head as we walked around outside during lunch.

"I don't know if my parents will let me,"

"It's a Friday. You don't have a game and you don't have to work,"

"True,"

"So what do you say," he swung our arms.

"I guess,"

"You guess?" He said as if he was offended.

I decided to ignore it, not wanting to start anything.

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