"I'm not a kid anymore. Why would I worry about that?" Claire raised her head from her magazine and took a look at Leena. When she saw Leena's ugly black dress, she frowned, but said nothing. She was done teasing her, so she just went back to reading her magazine again.
"Well then, I'm off. See you tonight!" It was so weird. Leena got so used to Claire saying mean things that she almost missed it. But she also felt pretty good not have to fend off her insults.
"Bye," Claire said lazily, and didn't even look up again. She just continued to randomly turn pages untill she found an article she liked. And Leena didn't care anyway. She left the house in a good mood. She thought she might need to take a little extra time to deal with Claire. Claire had a way of stopping you just so you could listen to more of her crap. What she didn't expect was that Claire hadn't done that today. So she saved a lot of time.
Leena showed up at the coffee shop like she promised. But where was Patricia Bai? Maybe she was early? Nevertheless, she looked around until she found a seat near the window. From this vantage point, she would see Patricia when she came in.
"Excuse me, are you Leena Leng?" said a decidedly masculine voice. A little confused, Leena looked up at the guy.
"Yes, do I know you?" Leena frowned and asked him curiously. He wasn't bad looking. But there were guys that looked a lot more handsome than him. Besides, she had Kevin, and he was the only one she needed.
"Hi! I am Patricia's friend, Summer Xia. Happy to meet you. Mind if I sit here?" Summer asked. He put away the photo he had of Leena. He was using it to try and figure out who he should talk to. He was glad he found the right person, though her picture looked prettier than the girl who was here now.
"Nice to meet you, too. Please have a seat." Leena tried to smile at him, and managed a weak one. What kind of name was 'Summer' for a man? It was usually a girl's name. She wanted to laugh, but this wasn't the time or place. She cursed Patricia inwardly. What the hell did that girl do now? Wasn't this supposed to be Patricia's blind date? So where was she? And why did she act so mysterious?
"Patricia told me about you. She said you were hot, and you are hot." The man named Summer Xia sat down elegantly opposite her. He almost had a noble bearing.
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