CHAPTER 39: Can We Talk?

Vida

Vida's Apartment, New York City

"Please, please, make it work."

Vida peeked through the glass doors of the microwave and watched the ceramic container spinning around.

That night, Vida decided to cook lasagna for Colter. She found a recipe on Pinterest that required no oven and wanted to try it out. She just hoped that it would look and taste the same as what was promised in the pin.

As she waited for the lasagna to cook, she went to the bathroom to freshen herself up. She took her time brushing her hair. Her brush had never seen the light of day. She always finger-combed her hair, because why the hell not?

But after being asked on a date by Colter, she opted to start using her brush in an effort to tame her locks.

Speaking of the date, Vida shuddered at the thought of it being a bit of a flop. She still thought about what went wrong. Everything was going fine until that almost kiss.

Did I do something wrong? Vida thought. Maybe he got turned off by her unkempt hair. It was a pre