Curtis couldn’t believe it when he got the text from Jason saying he was throwing a huge party and wanted him to come. They had always been friendly in school and when they had been lab partners in biology, they had actually become kind of close. Not enough to hang out after school though. They exchanged numbers when they were assigned a big project. But still, he was surprised to be invited. They were in-school friends, not out-of-school friends. Curtis could already tell it was going to be a big party.

After he texted Jason back saying he was definitely coming, his mind started to race. What am I going to wear? Oh my roots must look awful. It will definitely be a hat night. Oh my god, I can’t show up alone. Then i...

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