Chapter 16. Date Night

Alicia’s POV

I watch closely as Tanya throws on some clothes. There’s a difference in her movement today, a certain bounce in her steps that wasn’t there yesterday. She seems excited for some reason she won’t let on. She came in late yesterday night, reeking of alcohol and wearing the skimpiest dress I had ever seen. I was too clouded with sleep to string coherent words together, but I’m definitely going to address it now.

“Tanya!” I wait for her to acknowledge her name, but she doesn’t break in her movement. If anything, they become faster. She combs her shoulder-length hair and packs it up in a ponytail.

We are so different in every way imaginable. Where her hair is blonde, mine is pitch black. She’s slim with a small stature, while I’m tall and hippy. I took after my mother there physically, while she practically took Dad’s physical attributes. She’s reckless and spontaneous, but I’m careful and overthink everything before I make any decision.

“Tan-”