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Casey’s gaze drifted to Linde and then back to me A question formed there

"Go," I said it softly and reached out for Linde I pushed hi about her"

The football tea more attention I didn’t care about me this time, I orried about how Casey would take it She knew my brother knew, and she knew so to sound like the ruuys I didn’t know the protocol--if guys freely shared when one of their own assaulted someone or if it was even like that But I kneasn’t norainst one of their own, especially a football player That was good If I knew anything, I knew that much If Casey did come out, she’d be believed

Or I hoped she would

Kristina and the others were al to talk, Casey spoke up, "Can you guys give us a minute?"

Kristina frowned, all of them did, but they kept on ahead

She waited till they were far enough away not to overhear "Is that the guy?"

My eyes widened "What?"

"You said a guy knew, not your brother, but soht play here? "No, he isn’t that guy"

"Oh" Air left her, and her shoulders relaxed

"But he knows"

Those shoulders tightened up "What?" She visibly sed I saw her throat

"My brother knew He called me I called a different frie--sohtened She seeirl

Okay I had to go with complete honesty That hat I would want Honest, but kind "He hadn’t when I’d spoken to hi herself

"But he had by the ti"

"What class?"

"My poli-sci class"

Her eyes opened, and she was nodding, taking the inforuy just now, he knows?"

I answered her again, "He and souy whodid that to you wasn’t allowed to suit up today"

"I know" Her voice was so quiet "I was so worried I didn’t want to see hia I had to couy is Did he come out on the field? Was he on the sidelines?"

She shook her head "No Thank God for that, right?" A tear formed in her eyes She wiped at the corner of them with the back of her hands "That was really nice of theuess, no"

"Your brother’s been really nice"