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Duringfacilities, I pull out et through Are you at least taking your finals?

There--a truly simple question She can send me back two or three letters--no or yes--and I would be thrilled I push the phone back into uys are already hitting, so I go to the locker rooloves on I’m not really dressed for much of a workout, but there aren’t any coaches around, so I just stay dressed in -sleeved baseball shirt--Rowe’s shirt, because I like to tore at the end, flipping the switch and watching a few of the pitches go by before I step in and swing Crack! The first one stings I’rily I step back and watch twoup to the plate again I line the next four balls, sos of my life, and then co I don’t knohy I thought it would I shut the e, and flip etbreaths withsession and return to the locker rooet it out of h to the pit of e is fro

Me: OK Be there in 20

I slain as I leave I almost wish I never met her But that’s a lie…because even those feeeks,Sally’s when ain, and I pull it out to tell Ty I’m there, when I stop cold It’s her Yes That’s all she says Yes She’s taking her finals She’s not fully gone She isn’t quitting--at least not co--for at least one day My girl isn’t gone And she hasn’t coreatest letters ever That’s all I needed

Chapter 30

Rowe

The hallway is eone for the holidays My et all of my finals pushed to the last two days into be easy, but I was pretty prepared before I decided to changebreak For one, all I needed to do was turn in a paper, so I wasn’t too stressed

Cass is still here I ended up calling her to let her knoas co, and she said she had a final at the very last possible tilad--I didn’t want to stay here alone

Nate’s rooain after the first time I just didn’t knohat to say The way I left his parents house…I was e Whenever I thought about the tioton her bed when I unlock the door and pullto the floor

"I saw you walking up out theI knew you were co this whole ti down to the floor The roo cotton in between her toes

"Pedicure?" I ask, gesturing to her feet

"Oh," she pulls her toes up in a curl away froot You like?"

She walks closer to les them; I realize she has them painted like snowflakes It makes me smile

"Yeah, it’s nice"

"I can do yours You want?" She holds up a bottle of dark blue polish, but I just shake my head no, and she places the bottle on top of her dresser "Hungry? I waited, in case you wanted to eat"

My sto and pullCass locks the door behindin on Nate and Ty’s door the entire tio ho her arht you should know that He wanted to stay"