"Where are you going?” Nora asks as I suddenly turn away from the dance floor, pushing my way through the crowd, my heels clicking sharply against the tiles.“Mom’s calling,” I mutter. “This place is way too loud to answer.”I don’t wait for her response. I just keep walking.As soon as I step outside and feel the night air on my skin, I answer.“Hey, Mom,” I say, exhaling heavily. “What’s wrong?”“Meeka Clemson,” she snaps, instantly tensing my shoulders. “What do you think you’re doing with your life?”I freeze, pulling the phone away from my ear.I stare at the screen as if, maybe, I just picked the wrong call.Nope.Same name. Same mother.“...Okay,” I say slowly, putting the phone back to my ear. “First of all, hi, Mom. Second, what did I do now?”“Nathaniel just called me.”My eye makes a twitch just hearing that. Of course he did. He always does.“And?” I ask, braci
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