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“My favorite thing about it was that your head was pure white where your hair was, but your face was tan,” Pike says, grinning “With the hair now kind of grown out, you look like a norain”

“My favorite thing is when you shut your piehole and focus on lare at him as we round up pucks after practice

“You’re the grouchiest motherfucker ever these days, dude YouPoppins”

“Looks like we got all of the back at him

Grouchy is an understateo, I’ve been ood My house is quiet I hate being there, but I hate being everywhere else, too

She could very well be dead right now The thought is a knife in my heart I should have tried harder to stop her

“Hey, ear in the locker rooht?”

“No”

He sighs softly “I hate seeing you this way, Cap Any girlfriend who dumps you and cuts town isn’t worth it”

“I don’t want to talk about it”

He gives ht help”

“If I wanted to talk, I would”

“Maybe you should get a cat”

I furrow my broith confusion “What? Where did that come from?”

“Anireat companions And you don’t have to talk to them You just pet them and feel the zen wash over you”