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"They said you can't play till you do"

"I can do an online doc appointment Who will tell me I can't?"

I'm so surprised, I'm not sure what to say He picks up the pace as we , starting into the circle drive which leads into thelot

"Your dad will et home—"

"He won't know"

That h “Hell yes he will”

He turns toto tell hiht hit me—if he doesn’t throw up first

"Are you always this pigheaded?" I ask

"Are you always such a goddaooder?"

I laugh again—because he’s so ridiculous "This isn't do gooder They said you got knocked out"

"I didn't" He h edge on it "Bullshit It wasn't even a hard hit, but I was tired froht"

I want to jab hi to the ER like I told the you now"

"Good luck with that" He stalks off between two parked cars I blink, but he just keeps going

"Are you fucking serious with this shit?" I shout

Heafter "Dude, what are you doing? Are you okay?"

He whirls on me—only for a second, so I can't read his face before he's walking again "I'll get ho mouth shut, Millsy"

I can't let him walk to the house Not with a concussion That's the only thing on my mind when I shout, "Okay—fuck Turn around, you motherfucker!" I cup my hands around my mouth to shout, "I'll take you home!"

He stops Stubborn jackass

"That's right,” I shout “Turn on around and let me take you home, ya stubborn ass"

He turns around He's about a hundred feet up the alking in the grass that runs beside the road in front of the school I can't see his face for the bright sunlight, so I wave hi he’ll come

"C'et it movin'"

I just need to get him home Then I can talk to Mom or Carl Every step he takes toward me, he looks just a little worse Got knocked out and just wants to forget about it Dumbass

I walk toward er side door Then I start pointing at it like a host on Wheel of Fortune