Tamara looked a bit more nervous.

"Oh, I hope it's not a problem. She's one of my oldest friends and...well, maybe she's forgotten about that thing about the lizard in her backpack?"

"Well, miracles do happen," I said with a slight shrug. "But, Latisha or no Latisha, I'll still be there." Her eyes lit up with joy.

"Thank you so much, I'm so excited!" She gave me a very happy hug, allowing me to very briefly soak in the sweet scent of her perfume. She then let go of me and went to take her seat.

Oh, man. I was pretty excited when she first told me about the party....