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Ginny: He’s the only one who can work through it, T. Sometimes he needs a dose of cold hard truth.

Trish: How was school today?

Ginny: I’m like 60/40 on calling in tomorrow. I don’t know if I can do it for another day.

Trish: You’re always like this before break. You never grew out of it.

Ginny: I know, right? Who let me become a teacher?

Trish: We didn’t LET you become anything, you chose this life.

Ginny: Only because I stopped playing.

Trish: Nothing to keep you from doing it again.

Ginny: Sure there is. I can’t travel like that anymore.

Trish: I bet you could. I bet there’re some permanent positions available somewhere if you took the time to look.

Ginny: I can’t leave home, Trish.

Trish: You might find a way one day. Never quit or give up. You were made for wonderful things.

Ginny: Love you. Go cuddle my brother and tell him it’ll all be okay. He’ll figure it out.

Trish: I will. Be safe. Let me know if anything happens tomorrow, okay?

Ginny: Other than the walls of my classroom closing in around me because I’m afraid to leave the room?

Trish: You can do it. You can do it all.

“Does she always give you a pep talk?” Joker asks, leaning over to read my screen while we sit on the couch.

“Pretty much. She’s always trying to get me to venture out. Something I don’t do too easily, you know?”

“What if you had someone you trusted with you? Would you be more open to the idea?”

I stare at him, unsure how to answer. “I don’t know. Not sure I’ve ever put that much trust in anyone since the attack.” His face falls, and I hurriedly reply. “Until I met you. I trust you with my life, Harrison. I’ve never done that before.”

“You mean everything to me.”

“Take me to bed?”

“As you wish.”

Chapter 28

Joker

Davis: I hate high school.

Joker: I hated it when I was in it.

Davis: It’s worse now. The level of pettiness we’ve watched the last three days has me worried about the state of our world when these kids take over.

Joker: You sound like an old dad.

Davis: If you call me a Boomer, I’m gonna shove my foot up your ass.

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