MANDY POV

“Mandy, you can´t back out on our plans,” Steph was complaining with me during lunch. “We said that we were going to watch the swim practices and we never went. Enough excuses, please.”

“I know Steph. I really intended to go, but Mark and I are kind of avoinding each other since the fiasco at my house. It´s just too embarrassing.”

“Nonsense. You can´t just freeze your life because of that. Or mine. Please.”

When she was right, she was. I would have to overcome my fears of seeing Mark. Because the truth is that I miss the proximity that had started to happen between us.

“I´ll tell Charlie that we are going and so he will give us a ride home afterwards.”

I sent a text to my mom, updating her on the new plans. Because I was going to arrive home later than usual she answered me that she would take the time to do some grocery shopping. I ordered some foo