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"I’ etically "Sorry, I’ll be right there, okay?"

I nodded and tried not to huff as I headed over to where a group ofI joined in with the on the phone now, he looked a little angry as he spoke but I couldn’t hear what he was saying He kept looking at his watch and waving his hand around as he spoke, he looked like he was having an argu

"Ellie?"

I turned back around, only to find Mark was standing next to s between us were beyond aard still It had been ten weeks since the night we’d broken up and he still hadn’t given up on us He’d been sleeping around from what I could irl every week after the game, but he still asked me all the time for another chance I was bored of it already

"Hi, where’s your date?" I asked, looking around for whoever he ith tonight

He frowned "I ca so

I winced slightly and hoped that Jaht now; I didn’t want trouble between them The atame parties was so tense that you could al that I could think of to respond to that remark

He shed and waved down atwith "I’," I countered

He nodded off to one side, so that ould be dancing ’together’ instead of just part of a group

"On our own?" he asked, raising on eyebrow

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