Chapter 33

"He's here!" I exclaim, checking the time. Oh my, it's four minutes past six. I spray some perfume and hurry out of the room after saying a quick bye to my friends.

"Have fun," I hear Olive say before shutting the door.

Carl is on the couch having a conversation with dad when I come downstairs. Great. I'm sure dad must have bombarded him with a lot of questions.

"Hey."

Carl stands up and smiles at me. "Hey. Wow Sam, you look great." I grin at his compliment.

"Thanks."

I notice dad watching us with a smirk.

"Dad! Uh, this is Carl, my—"

"I know who he is," dad interrupts me.

"Um, okay, I guess he has already introduced himself, good. So uh, we'll be leaving now," I tell him.

"Okay," he says simply and I blink in surprise. Just like that?

"All right, see you later," I say, waiting for him to say something.

"See you later, sweetie."

"Come on, Carl." I take his hand as we leave the house. I can literally feel d