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“Just a sec.”

She turned back.

“We’re friends now, right?”

She nodded. “Yeah, friends.”

“Can I have your number then?”

Faith had blocked me last year when she’d thought I cheated. I understood why, but surely we were okay to call or text now? If she gave me her number, I would know we were past what had happened, that she believed what I’d told her.

She pulled out her phone. She was smiling. “Absolutely.”

I was more relieved than I probably should have been.

* * *

Warner is a sadist

Look at U, using psych terms

Yeah, not gonna help me with this next paper

Want help from a friend who already aced this class?

I can buy U lunch to pay for picking Ur brain

* * *

Great game last night.

Yeah, we did pretty well. Sorry U didn’t get ice time.

I got to dress for the game, which is a step up

U need to talk to your coach, fix things

Or I could totally piss her off by saying the wrong thing and never get on the ice again

Still feel bad about that

I just can’t believe it would piss her off that much

I never realized how much harder it was 4 the women’s team and now I feel like we’re all assholes

Not all of U

* * *

Blondie okay after that hit?

Fucking asshole should have got a game misconduct. Coop is fine just not as pretty

That was quite the hit you gave him afterward

Fucking asshole

Does that mean the two of u aren’t going to be besties?

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