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I threw on the first dress I found and atte with my hair A party was the last place I wanted to be, but I’d dragged Marisa to so many dance coot to do the dragging, and I got to do the

I turned on my phone: three texts from Colm, one from Grant, and one from Ford I opened his

Ford: Landed Headed home now

The te, but I didn’t I refused to fall back into that pattern of lapping up any bit of attention he threay

I responded to Colm first

Me: Just finished studying for the night Turning in and turning off my phone so I can catch som

e shut-eye Talk later?

Colm: Okay Proud of you Love you

Then to Grant

Me: Hey, Grant,to bed in a bit

Grant: I could bring you some study fuel

Me: If I have any more caffeine, I’ll probably launch h

Grant: Always

My stoardless of what happened with Ford, Grant deserved to know there would never be anything between us

Opening ain in the mirror on my dresser I walked down the hall “Can we leave by one? I’d like to wake up before noon And for the love of God, no shots”