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"I know," I say between gulping down bites of uilt would turn into resent your friend would suck"

She shakes her head at me "If, at some point, your stubborn pride allows you to ask for help, I’m here"

"We’re here," Carin interjects

"See?" I wave my fork between the two of theuys You ot nearly ten ot this"

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"I have to drive hoes tomorrow"

"On a Sunday?" Hope demands

"Time and a half I couldn’t turn it down Actually, I should probably take off soon" I lay oing on beyond the huge bayAll I see is darkness and streaks of rain on the glass "Sooner I’m on the road, the better"

"Not in this weather you’re not" Professor Gibson appears at lass of wine "The weather advisory is for sheets of glass--te into ice"

One look at my advisor’s face and I know I have to concede So I do, but with great reluctance

"All right," I say, "but I do this under protest And you--" I tip my fork in Carin’s direction, "you better have ice cream in the freezer in case I have to crash with you, otherwise I’h Professor Gibson wanders off, leaving us to network as best as three college seniors can After an hour of oing?" I ask the girls

"D’Andre is at Malone’s and I said I’d meet him there," Hope tells me "It’s like a two-minute drive, so we should be fine"

"Really? Malone’s? That’s a hockey bar," I whine "What’s D’Andre doing there?"

"Drinking and waiting for et laid and athletes are your favorite type"

Carin snorts "Her only type"

"Hey, I have a very good reason for preferring athletes," I argue

"I know We’ve heard it" She rolls her eyes "If you want a stats question answered, go to the o to an athlete Bodies are the tools of an elite athlete They take care of it, kno to push its liesture with her left hand

I flick up er

"But sex with someone you like is so much better" This comes from Hope, who’s been with D’Andre, her football player boyfriend, since freshman year