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Dear Rafe, the note read I don’t expect you to understand But I never ift was meant to make it easier for us to co, and I’m so sorry More sorry than you’ll ever know Love you always, Alison

I snorted There was sowith this note it was hard to tally it all up Alison lovedwith another guy

Her choice of a gift was another red flag Alison had always found it weird that I didn’t have a texting plan for my cheap-ass phone "It would be so much easier if I could text you," she’d said more than once In the first place, I didn’t text because I’d rather speak in person, or at least hear her voice on the phone I’d said that Many times I hated that everyone on ca on apps with their thu

I liked e I carried a pocket watch from the forties, for God’s sake My cufflinks were made from old subway tokens

Alison had obviously not paid attention Which only served to remind me that I hadn’t, either I only saw the bits of her that fit the i with the first iPod I’d ever oas fun, for about a half hour It occurred to er runs And fiddling with the ood distraction forto be to rip all y It saves you time, except when it doesn’t

Bickley wandered in after a while "How’s the iPod?"

"It’s apptastic Hey, where’d you get that ar that holds your phone when you run?"

Bickley shrugged "At the bookstore, I think? For twenty quid or so"

Ouch Maybe I could find one cheaper in the city

"So as she, anyway?"

"Not talking about it" I keptto see the ain?"

That was the real question, wasn’t it? But I had a feeling it wasn’t up to me "To be honest, I don’t knohat to expect" Bella was so of a er, hence the team jacket And I knew many of the players were her friends