"He was right about one thing," Miles laughs after I relay the story to him. "You're really bad at asking people out."

I fold my arms over my chest and raise my chin at Miles. "Don't you have something more, I don't know, constructive to say?"

"Nope," he says with a shake of his head. "Oh, by the way, I was supposed to give you this earlier but I forgot. Oh, and you should really get ready for the ball. Jade will kill you if you're not there on time."

Miles threw a red envelope onto my lap and casually strolled out the door before I began to read.