The 23rd man

Not a man, but a boy.

A young teenage girl walks into a beautiful home with white collums that seem to stand tall to hold the large black roof ontop.

Aliah: Dad! I'm home!

She walks up to her delicate hand painted and decorated room and dropps her bag on the floor. Her father walks up the large swirly staircase And into her room. Her father replies as he leans on the door frame.

Father: Hi honey, how did you're day go?

Aliah: It was good.

Father: Anything new today?

Aliah pauses for a moment in unsettled feelings.

Aliah: No... Well, I guess. Erick asked me out on a date.

Aliah pulls her tablet out to text her friend.

Father: What did you say?

Aliah: I said sure.

Father: You don't sound very exited about that. Do you not care for him?

Aliah: Not really. I mean, he is okay I guess.

Father: So what are you going to be doing on the date?

Aliah: We are going on a group date luckily. Its a movie that the boys wanted to see. It will be on Saturday at 7:00, so I might have to miss mutual.

Father tries to change the subject.

Father: Any improvement in school?

Aliah: Well, I guess. I changed a B- into an A+.

Father: Well, thats good. I best let you get back to you're studies. Call Mr. Regonald if you need him. (He is their butler.

Father walks out of the room and down the steps to the kitchen. While Aliah turns back to my tablet to chat with a friend. She punches in the number and her friend picks up.

Amilia: Hey, whats up?

Aliah: Hey, today is so terrible!

Aliah lays down on her queen sized bed.

Amilia: Why?

Aliah responds in disgust.

Aliah: Erick asked me out.

Amilia responds knowing what Aliah most likely said.

Amilia: Did you say yes?

Aliah: Maybe....

Amilia: You cant keep saying yes to lower levels.

Aliah: I know, but I would feel so bad!

Amilia: At least play hard to get.

Aliah: Not on a guy that I don't even like!

Amilia: Well, what are you doing for the date?

Aliah: We are going to the movies, its a group date.

Amilia: Who else is going?

Aliah: I don't know, Erick is the one who set it all up.

Amilia: Well, all I can do is wish you silent luck. On the other hand, I need to study for the Human Physiology test, that teacher puts way to much on us to memorize in two weeks.

Aliah: Yea I know. I should get to my studies too.

Amilia: You're studies? You really got to stop talking ellegant, its rubbing off on me.

Amilia laughs.

Aliah: I will try, I blame Regonald, he comes from a streight english ellegant family.

Amilia: Okay, well, bye.

Aliah: Bye.

They both hang up their devices. The next day at lunch Amilia and Mary are walking to lunch together.

Amilia: Did you hear that Erick asked Aliah out?

Mary: No,...

Mary stops and dissapointedly says..

Mary: Did she say yes?

Amilia: She is way to kind.

Mary: I heard that she is going on a blind date next week too.

Amilia: Well, someone is busy!