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My mouth quirks because of course that’s how she saysdon’t get familiar.
KIERAN
Noted
Still, seven-year-old you sounds like she ran the place
Another pause.
WREN
Why are you like this?
I lean back against the wall.
KIERAN
Because you don’t give much away
And I keepnoticing when you do
Silence.
I wait. Longer than I want to admit.
Then I type before I can talk myself out of it.
KIERAN
And hey, maybe come to next week’s game?
I’ll save you a seat
WREN
Still a no
Of course.
KIERAN
We’ll see
I stare at the screen, thumb hovering.
Then:
KIERAN
Why do you keep saying no?
The dots appear.
Stop.
Start again.
WREN
