"I have a question," Mae said to me while I was going through my locker, trying to find my biology notebook. I was usually a very organized person but there were sometimes where I could literally care less and just threw my stuff in my locker.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Well, my mom really wants to meet you," she said. "Would you be willing to come over to dinner tonight? It's the only night my mom has off for a while."

I sighed. "I would, but I can't. My grandparents are coming over for dinner today because there's something my parents want to tell them."

"Oh," Mae said, sounding...