Page 51 of The Perfect Play


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Black Jack: You probably don't want to be here anyway. It's pretty tense. I'll keep you updated, though.

APRIL 27TH

Dani Girl: Yay!! Tell him congratulations!!!

Black Jack: I'm not sure he's ever going to stop celebrating.

APRIL 28TH

Dani Girl: So, a lunch date in the park was a fun idea. Thanks for that. It was cool throwing a ball around after we ate.

Black Jack: Yeah, I really liked that part. Do you think Lola did?

Dani Girl: I think so? Although, she did seem kind of afraid of the ball… and maybe for good reason.

Black Jack: Poor thing. I thought I'd passed it really gently, but the way she howled…

Dani Girl: You DID pass it gently. She was being overly dramatic. Her nose didn't even bleed.

Black Jack: I thought she saw it coming.

Dani Girl: It's not your fault she can't catch a ball.

Black Jack: She was nice enough about it, though. Once she stopped crying.

Dani Girl: Yeah. She was sweet, but… I'm not sure she's right for you. You're an athlete. You can't fall for a girl who can't play catch.

Black Jack: Athletes can date non-sporty people.

Dani Girl: So you really liked her, then? Do you think you'll go out again?

Black Jack: Not sure. What did you think of Andy?

Dani Girl: Yeah, nice guy. Amazing eyes. Never seen green like it. Nice smile too. He's cute, and super smart.

Black Jack: Yeah, definitely. Had a bit of a strange laugh, though, right? And his fascination with rats was kind of weird too.

Dani Girl: His laugh was… Okay, you're right, it was like nothing I've ever heard before. A barking chuckle thing that sounded like he was choking. And I didn't mind the rat conversation so much. I had no idea rats could laugh.

Black Jack: Yeah, I didn't know how smart they were. Or maybe I did, but I'd never really thought about it.

Dani Girl: Super smart. And their social behaviors… wow. I had no idea.

Black Jack: And now we're talking about rats.

Dani Girl: LOL! So, what do you want to talk about, then?

Black Jack: The way you snorted at Lola.

Dani Girl: I couldn't help it! "All I Want for Christmas" is NOT a Whitney Houston song. She was trying to impress youby pretending to know Whitney, and it ended up just being embarrassing. And then she had the audacity to say that Whitney and Mariah are basically the same person.

Black Jack: Yeah, that one was like a punch to the chest.

Dani Girl: !!!

Black Jack: You just snorted again, didn't you?

Dani Girl: Maybe.