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To be honest, it feels a little weird. I didn’t realize how much I look forward to our ASL practices.

Or maybe, I was just looking forward to my weekly bubble tea.

Which I could have still gotten today. But UNFORTUNATELY, someone made me promise to not get it this week.

I knew Colton was aware that I was just teasing about actually getting one because, like him, I saw getting bubble tea as our thing. Something we did together. And getting it alone just didn’t feel right to me for some reason.

Colton:

You’ll get your bubble tea this week.

I promise.

Are you at home?

Clara:

Nope, in the library. Trying to get some work done before I go home.

Are you already on the road?

Colton:

Not yet, still on campus.

We’re squeezing in one more practice before we go.

Clara:

Well, I don’t want to keep you. And I have to get back to my work.

I was about to lock my phone, but something stopped me from putting it away just yet.

Maybe because it was the first Wednesday where I didn’t get to see him since our first ASL practice, and I just wanted to talk to him a bit longer than this.

So, I shot him a follow-up text.

Clara:

Text me when you leave?

Partner?

Colton:

You got it.

Partner.

His next message came at a little past 6 p.m., while I was lounging around the couch with my book.

Colton:

Just loaded up our things. Road trip starts in ten minutes.

Along with the message was an attached selfie of him next to the college baseball team bus.

Clara:

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