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He scratches his head

His teas to hi Maybe he doesn’t hat I want after all

Then he starts to run toward s in my direction, anddown ets to the wall, he stares up at h, so I drop the board with the check boxes and the pen on the ground in front of hirass He takes the pen and starts to check a box Then he stops and looks up Then heto do it Then he stops and looks up I’ with me Then he checks the yes box and holds the board up for the whole stadiuoes off and he has to run with his teammates back onto the field to play the last two oes into the tunnel, he turns back and flashessrin froo back to my seat and sit down Marta lays a hand on lad you did, because I wasn’t sure"

For the rest of the gaers It’s chaotic and wonderful and at the center of it all, there is a sense of peace Of wellbeing A feeling like I am where I should be

Sam

I step out of the locker room and run into one of my teammates My hair is damp from my shower and I don’t care I just want to see her I can’t ih that was for her to make a public declaration like that She has ave her credit for

"Dude," rinning "You still got your head in the clouds"

I grin "Yeah"

Then I turn the corner and I see her standing there She’s leaning against the wall, her hip hitched against the concrete Her coat is slung over her crossed arms, and she smiles shyly at n, because I saved it I’o rosy She ducks her head like she’s suddenly shy

I’ over to her and stop just before I can touch her

"Hi," she says

"What’s up?" I reply, but I can’t srin

"I don’t know" She rolls a rock with the toe of her shoe

"I’lad you’re here," I tell her I push a lock of hair behind her ear

"Are you?" Her voice is so quiet that I can barely hear her

I nod

Then I grab her I can’t help it I grab her and pull her against me I need to feel her, to touch her, to smell her I kiss her, because I really need to taste her I hear the tiny little noises she ainst my lips

The coach barks out, "Knock it off, Reed!"

I liftaround ets hit with a rolling pin