Page 76 of Beneath the Blindfold

Jamie:Also, hello.

Me:Hi! No worries, it’s fine.

My trip had been low-key, so I was curious.

Me:How did you know?

Jamie:My mom. She does your mom’s hair.

Me:Oh, that’s right!

Jamie:Also, what’s up with Sam? Was she always like this?

Me:No idea. I wasn’t cool enough to be friends with her.

Jamie:Hey, me neither.

He was being humble. He’d been the epitome of cool.

Jamie:She’s messaged me a dozen times about coming. It doesn’t rate real high on my priority list. I hated high school.

I tugged my eyebrows together in surprise. I didn’t enjoy my time there, but hate was a strong word.

Me:Really?

Jamie:Yeah. Busywork to get ready for college. I wasn’t going. I already had a car and sponsor lined up my senior year.

Jamie:I was counting down the days till graduation.

Me:Same.

Jamie:Did you always want to be an actor?

Me:Yup. You always wanted to be a driver?

Jamie:Yeah. I think we’re the only ones out of our class who knew what they wanted to do. And neither of us will be at the reunion.

Me:You’re not going?

Jamie:No. It’s in the middle of race season. Even if I wanted to, the closest airport to home is two hours away.

Me:Yeah. It’s not the easiest place to get to.

Jamie:Sam will be pissed when she finds out, but she has no clue what our lives are like. My schedule’s bad. I bet yours is worse.

Me:I stay busy. Although right now I’m just sitting in my car.

Jamie:Hey, same for me. Which race track are you on?

Me:You’re on the track right now?

Jamie:No, I’m kidding. I just finished training. Why are you just sitting in your car?

Me:I had a meeting with my agent.

Jamie:Was it... bad? Your car’s not running in a closed garage, right?

Me:No, it was a good meeting, but I have to make a decision between two films for my next role.

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