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The girls laugh, but h harder

“Okay, but back up” Carley leans forward “We know you can’t fail, and we know you’d never allow yourself to, but how do you know Nico is a bad partner?”

“We’ve always known him to ditch full days, whichin class, so I have no reason to believe this year will be different, and besides that, have you ever seen him pay attention in a class that isn’t PE?” I joke

“Have you ever had hih?”

I pause to think, and she raises her brows like an asshole

“Whatever” I shake ible to play football, so he e, but still If he isn’t here every day like I am, I’ll have no choice but to carry more of our workload Not only that, he and I don’t talk anymore, and on the rare occasion we’re forced to, it’s sht up mannequin on me”

“Maybe he doesn’t knohat to say?”

I give her a blank look “He thinks he’s a candy bag and all girls have his kind of sweet tooth, and when you don’t, you’re as worthy as a wallflower”

“I’d take a piece if offered” Macy nods, her lips pursed

I laugh, shaking ly

“We knoeetheart, we know,” she teases

“It’s not even about Nico, is it?” Carley suspects “You wanted to be Alex’s partner again”

“I’ve been the last two years, so I kind of expected to be, yeah,” I admit “He wants to be a doctor, like his mom, so I know he’s super focused in science where Nico already had his face in his phone all day today He didn’t take a single note while I took three pages I don’t know, I ain”

“Screw Alex’s po, but in a Wahlberg brother kind of hile Nico is n worthy Way prettier to look at”

I can’t help but laugh

“And he lives right behind you! Think of all the late-night study sessions you could have” Macy’s eyes widen in excitement

“Yeeees!” Krista turns toward her “She can knock on his door in her tank and tiny sleep shorts, the ones we bought her for her birthday, and be like I lost my homework, help me”