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"How’s your mom and dad?" Mrs Collins asks

"Good" Another parent–teacher conference later and Mrs Collins learned fro with hi any of us away "Actually, they’re doing very good"

Mo better than what she was doing here Maggie’s reat-aunt, and yht on the phone

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"Thanks," I responded "Is it true? Mohed and that sweet sound healed wounds that were still open "No tournaments in my future, but, yeah, I joined one Your old man is slow and this body creaks ood to be useful"

Dad’s healing and it will probably be a while before he’s totally on his feet Being in the gym isn’t a perfect solution, but it’s the start of one

"Is there anything else you’d like to discuss?" Mrs Collins asks

I fiddle with the straps oftheer than the other "Myout loud that it takes the poay from it Do you think that’s true?"

Her features sree with your ain"

"If you ever need anything, Haley, I’m here"

I smile at her as I leave If I had a dollar for every tiirl The May afternoon is definitely short weather and I’ve got so to be cut Aftera pair of scissors

My heart warh as Jax breaks down a sparring session he had yesterday, but I only have eyes for West His bruises froht have faded and he’s back to drop-dead, stop-eous

He has dinner with his family four to five times a week and pays Isaiah’s foster parents fifty dollars a month to sleep on the couch in their basement Last week, he watched his sister, Rachel, take her first steps Since then he’s been flying high