Actually, I came because I have a last-minute invitation. My friend Erika Gill is having a big party tomorrow night, one of those all-out birthday bashes that girls like. Want to go?”—————————————-“No. Sorry.””Since it’s a catered thing, at a restaurant, I’ll pick you up at- what did you say?””I’m sorry. I can’t do it.”—————————————-“You’re busy?””I just can’t do it,” I said

Actually, I came because I have a last-minute invitation. My friend Erika Gill is having a big party tomorrow night, one of those all-out birthday bashes that girls like. Want to go?”—————————————-“No. Sorry.””Since it’s a catered thing, at a restaurant, I’ll pick you up at- what did you say?””I’m sorry. I can’t do it.”—————————————-“You’re busy?””I just can’t do it,” I said. (Elizabeth Chandler, The Back Door of Midnight)