The Unwanted

"What time is the party starting this evening?" Raphael asked out of the blue. The surprise on Rosabella's face must have mirrored mine at Raphael's unexpected question. For a moment, it truly sounded like he was interested in attending the party, even though I had not said anything about it.

"It starts at 8:00 p.m., but I was thinking that we could have dinner before attending. There's no reason for us to appear right on time," Rosabella quickly replied, and I could tell that she was extremely happy that Raphael was finally coming around.