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Her smile blinded uy "Edward, would you get me one as well?"
He nodded, took the money, and left
I sat back Of course I should’ve seen that froain and two rins and one took a seat in the farthest seat A microphone was placed on the tabletop in front of him and the other took out a mechanical device Each of them also wore a microphone in their ears with a auys heard on the radio
The rival team made its entrance
Boos and chants were loud They were abrasive, even through the box, as they took their side of the court and started their warh’s turn
TheThe walls of our box shook and I grabbed onto the table I didn’t want the box to fall I didn’t want to die Helen covered my hand as she chuckled and looked back over The team came next and the cheers tripled
I felt like I should’ve been at a preteen concert The screae and cover an They were the last on the court and were slower than the rest The bruises hadn’t faded since I saw theo, but they warht a basketball and jumped back for an easy three-pointer, I let out a deep breath
He looked good His war to his race that took my breath There was an animal sense to his athleticism I cursed at myself because I hadn’t fully appreciated it when he was on the football tea football unifored and shifted under his jersey with ease
More girls screalanced over and saw the small smirk on Helen’s face She was proud of her sons, as she should be, but there was so else There was a sinister look to her and I sat back, now cold
The enjoyone I was reminded who sat beside me, Helen Malbourne Mason told me that she had taken her maiden name back recently Her wealth surpassed James’ and she earned her respect from her sons That spoke the most to me and I took in a small breath
I felt like I sat with the enelanced up There was a hard cynicished This wasn’t souard down around She hated my mother My loyalty was spelled out with that stateh I didn’t support her all the time
With her eyes still trained on the court in front of us, she asked from the corner of her mouth, "I take from your sudden tension that you’ve been reht and held mine She studied me how Mason always did, but I slammed a wall down and raised my chin "Your Mason’s ical father"