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“I tried!” I dragged h my hair “The intervieent later than I expected and they wanted to take me out for drinks after Some asshole broke my phone and I couldn’t leave or I’d have blownuninterested”

She kept talking like I hadn’t said a word “I waited up until ten last night, and you were at an interview for another job in a different state, living it up and drinking with your neorkers”

“I thought I could ot the first one this ”

“Wait” Her head snapped back “Is this why you’ve been nice to ? You don’t care about winning Winthorpe all by yourself any to be here?”

“That has nothing to do with it I didn’t even find out I’d gotten the interview until the er hunt”

“But you’d been trying for it You had that in your back pocket”

“Inabout I’htly-above-no-name linebacker ashed out in four years I’et on the air Hunter pulled a few strings to have soether The fact that they didn’t laugh and throw it in the trash is a , fury still blazed in her eyes

“You’re leaving”

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“Three weeks ago, you’d have been clicking your heels together that I was”

“Things are different now” The one guy I’d opened up to The one I let intoofout of state without telling me I wasn’t ready to put a label on this, but I’d hoped we’d figure it out rapped the project and the dust had settled

“Nothing is happening right this moment They said it’ll be weeks until they know”

“Then you’ll leave” I tightened my arms around my waist Why delay the inevitable? People loved hiet the job and his stint helping out Sairl he used to bang

“And then I decide what I want to do” I spreadme you haven’t put out resu for an out from Easton? You hate it there You hate them”