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Did they sell tickets at the gate?

Figuring it orth a shot, I snatched my phone and ing to lock the car with

It was only when I arrived at the gate that I realized I didn’t have my wallet

Shit

I pulled upas I waited in line to get to the wolass

She s me all in when I arrived

“I need one ticket,” I told her

She smiled “Tickets are sold out but for the front row seats, and those are about a thousand dollars a pop…”

I sed back the cry of alarm that threatened to spill out of my throat and offered her my phone “Do you take Apple Pay?”

She nodded, a sht there” She paused “What’s your name?”

I gave it to her, and her mouth dropped open

“Oh!” she cried “You don’t have to pay then You have tickets that have been waiting for you at each ho if I’d ever h Reins”

She quickly did so on the co them to me

All the while I looked at her with bafflement

“Enjoy your game Do you knohere seat 36A is?”

I had no clue, which I indicated with a shake of my head

“It’s front row, middle of the field, and at the fifty-yard line on the home team side” She pulled out a map and started to draw a line with a Sharpie lad that you’re here! Enjoy the game!”

The wo back even thoughram in my chest

But the ot into the stadium and saw all the people, I had a mini panic attack

That was until I heard Linc’s name called over the loudspeaker as a particularly bad hit took hi the top of the opposing side’s stands lying there un

That’s when I truly panicked

Before I could give itdown the stairs