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Graha with Bella?"

"I have no idea," I said truthfully

"It was soh," Grahareed "But that’s… forty guys?"

Graham flushed "Seriously, if you have any idea…"

Rikker put a hand on Grahae received"

Grahaetting aith this"

"No kidding," I grunted "It’s all I think about"

Rikker lifted his eyebrows "Is it?"

Now they were both staring at me "How do you know Bella, anyway?" Grahahbors," I said There was a beat of silence during which both guys seemed to debate whether to ask me more questions "Look If you want to help Bella, ht I’ll be at a tea?"

"She’s avoiding public places," I said "Or reat if you could check"

"Done," Grahaet back to work," I said

"Hey, thanks!" Rikker called afterwhy he was thanking me Had I helped Bella at all?

I really had no idea

The soccer schedule sed upwith ain But for several days in a row, I didn’t see much of her

My team made a road trip, where we beat Harvard and lost to Dartmouth Bickley chattered in my ear all the way home from New Hampshire, when really all I wanted to do was sleep

Bickley could afford to squander his tiossip But the second I stepped off that bus, I had to hustle toexhaustion, I cut up chickens for three hours straight, and then chopped vegetables for tomorrow’s omelets

Dinner service was al hall Good news She got herself a plate and carried it over to sit by Grahaave her a hen I went out to pull trays off the salad bar