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Now, September

Layla:

Good luck with your first away game I’m sure you’re going to be busy, so I wanted to say it now

Me:

Thank you, but I’m not playing

Layla:

wdym?

Me:

I’m not a starter

Layla:

what????

Me:

I’m a newbie. I need to earn my place

Layla:

That’s total bs. You’re the best goalie the NHL has!

I smiledown at my phone, feeling smug and happy at the same time. Smug because her words are stroking my ego, but happy because this means she’s been paying attention to my career.

Me:

The best, you said?

Layla:

I look god-awful. That’s the only reason I’m not sending you a selfie of me rolling my eyes

Me:

Are you fishing for compliments? Because I can assure you, you could never look god-awful

Layla:

You’re too kind to me. And you’re biased, so I’m not going to listen to you. Btw, Maya says hi and she also has a new drawing for you. I don’t know what it is. She says it’s a surprise

Me:

Tell her I say hi too, and I can’t wait for her new masterpiece. It’s going to join her Bon-Bon drawing on my refrigerator

Layla:

I’m not even going to comment on that

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