I can’t make it. I have something else going on.
Silas
Attendance isn’t optional.
Me
I can be there.
Silas
Good. I’ll assume the same from you, Tristan.
Tristan
It doesn’t look like I have much choice.
Mason
Guys, I get the importance of this, but do I really need to be there? I genuinely have something I can’t miss tonight.
Silas
You’re excused because you don’t make a habit of pissing your teammates off or posting about them online.
Me
Is everything okay, Mason?
There’s something about Mason’s last message that doesn’t sit right with me, especially after his flat mood this morning. At first, I chalked it up to my stupidity online, and now I’m thinking it was over something else.
Mason
In the interest of transparency, no, not really.
Silas
Is there anything we can do to help?
Mason
Unless any of you is a secret expert in marriage counseling, then, nah, I think I’m on my own with this one.
And just like that, all my troubles feel insignificant.
Me
I’m not a marriage counselor, but you are never on your own. I’m always here if you need to talk through anything.
Tristan
Same, man.
Silas
What’s the latest with Eloise? Shit, Mas, I’m sorry. I thought you guys were doing well.
I had no idea that Mason’s marriage was struggling. From the outside, their relationship looked solid. I guess it’s true when they say that you never know what’s really going on in someone’s life.
