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Twenty-One

I wake on Friday e dream about Sawyer And Finn Even my childhood sweetheart Tirown in the dreaave him ere six

I dreamt that I efield, Connecticut and paid for everything with green Skittles It was one of those awful dreah scientists will insist they last just minutes

We went to the local pizzeria, Venice, and while Tireen Skittles to pay the bill I looked up to see Finn He was there with a wonized I felt relief that it wasn’t that graduate student I detest, the one who’s been eyeing hiether, happy, and I didn’t feel much but a casual curiosity to see who he ended up with

Then Saalked in with a woman, and the drea on her lower back in an intiot punched in the gut Tireen Skittles into reatly Apparently we used the yellow Skittles to start the car None of it made any sense Drea It plaguesWhile I shower and dress While I blow lossy perfection and paint my nails in the color A Good Man-darin is Hard to Find

So when I finish with , where Finn’s office is I need to see hi to speak with hi me to him all the same I need some kind of closure for a relationship that never existed Because even while I’ve dated other guys, Finn was always there, in the back of uy For most of my life I’ve planned on Finn So sure Confident in irl stuff is not o of this idea I have of Finn Because Sawyer is real

The door to Finn’s office is open and the light is on when I get to his corridor of the building For once, by luck, not because I’ve strategized bu into hihts up Which is weird It uess what I came here to confirm That my childish crush has indeed ended like a ripped-off Band-Aid Quick and efficient, with just a small bite of pain

"Everly!" Finn is out of his chair and around his desk hugging me before I knohat’s hit me What? I’m not familiar with unsolicited bursts of affection from Finn Not even solicited ones, come to think of it

"Hey, Finn," I o and steps back, then perches on the end of his desk, his hands wrapped around the edge, a smile still on his face

"You and Sawyer," he says

Me and Sahat?

"I’d never have expected the two of you," he continues, shaking his head a little and looking as pleased as I’ve ever seen him "But you’re exactly what he needs"

"What?" Seriously, what?

"I think you’re the only girl on earth who could have wrangled hih "Wow, Everly Jensen and onna be pissed"

What in the hell is he talking about? My phone vibrates inme that it’s been on silent for a few hours There was a test in my last class, all cells and laptops off, so I’ve been offline since lunch The phone vibrates again and I slip it out of my pocket to see it lit up with notifications