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“Have you even bothered to leave your roo a bit of lettuce into the container

“They et food Another tiet exercise Exercise! I don’t need to exercise It ain’t gonna save rim reaper now, boy”

I stared at hientle walk a day to et the replacement Preferably two”

“I don’t want it replaced”

“Yes, you do”

“I do not I like this hip It’s mine”

Good fucking Lord If there was one thing I forgot every tirandfather was

“Well, you broke that one, so you can’t keep it,” I shot back “You need a hip that works, not one that crunches like gravel every time you move”

He snorted “Are you getting a new shoulder?”

“I tore my rotator cuff, not shattered the bone to s better Thank you for asking”

“I didn’t ask I don’t care”

“Yes, you do”

“Stop pretending like I’ to build a reputation here”

I raiseda jerk?”

“Don’t talk to me like that”

“You’re in a fine mood today, aren’t you? Do you need a nap?”

“Don’t talk to me like I’m a child”

“Then stop acting like one”

He wrinkled his face up and poked his tongue out at me

Honestly, theas I could ree anytime soon

God forbid you asked the man to behave

“What did your doctor say?” he asked

“They don’t know if I’ll be back next season” My stomach had been in knots ever since I’d heard those words I’d started this season on a high, co off the best one ever after we’d finally won the World Series for the first time in thirty years

This year was poised to be even better with another hts

And then…

My shoulder went out ainst New York