Page 99 of Scrimmage

“You don’t let people look at your stuff.”

“This is getting infinitely weird. Give it back, and I’ll burn it.” I hold my hand out expectantly.

“Why would you let me see it?”

“Just strike it from the record and give it.”

“Thank you,” he says. I’m fucking stunned. I hate it. Giving that to him was too personal.

“You’re not welcome.”

“I liked the playlist, too,” he offers.

“No you don’t. It sucked.”

He traps the drawing by crossing his arms over it. “Even your worst taste in music is pretty good.”

“You’re drunk,” I snort.

He laughs. “You’re high.”

“I’m usually high.” I readjust the stuff in my lap.

“You look good in my shirt.”

My face turns red. I forgot I was in his clothes. “I thought we clarified that the moment I put something on, it’s mine.”

“Right.”

A long silence passes between us.

“I just haven’t done laundry. We avoid the laundromat as long as possible,” I reason, even though he’s already dropped it.

“I’ve got a washer and dryer at my place. It’s free,” he offers.

“I don’t do laundry alone.”

“I mean, I’ll be there.”

“I’m talking about Penny.” I roll my eyes. “We do laundry together.”

“Want me to leave?”

“Yeah." I smirk. He’s not going to leave the Cunts of the Century in his fucking condo if he’s smart.

“Fine. I’ll let you guys in after class tomorrow. Do whatever.”

Do whatever? I know the grin that spreads across my face is fucking wicked. Koda really does have one brain cell.

I stand up. “I should go." I don’t know what possesses me to do it, probably the fact that I’m a little drunk. “Cuntsgiving is Saturday.”

“Cuntsgiving? Is this some Cunts of the Century prank?”

“No, it’s just a thing we do every year.”

“Sounds cool.”

I weigh my options and bite my tongue. We aren’t anything, so I shouldn’t want him there. He’s just being nice and giving me gifts because he’s manipulative. He doesn’t even know what Cuntsgiving really means. But aren’t we sort of friends by proxy? I think we might be. I don’t ever mix business and personal, and maybe I’m getting wires crossed, but this whole thing has been out of the ordinary for me. We’re friends with Alexi and it feels like I should invite him. He did help me get Penny during that storm.

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