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"Mom will you stop setting me up with your friend's son? Please... I'm really not interested." Clara said through gritted teeth, watching Zaphire made her order as she managed to grab a table in the middle of the cafe, placing the shopping bags on the chair next to her.
Zaphire and she had been shopping for the past two hours in the mall when her mother called. Zaphire decided to stop by a cafe to grab some coffee for the both of them.
"But Lorena said Jon is thrilled to meet you! Come on now Clara. You'll never know if you don't give it a shot." Her mom pleaded over the phone.
Urghh! Not another guy name starting with a J.
Clara rolled her eyes, knowing her mother would not see her. "Whatever it is, I'm not going. I'm very
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