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“Or clearer,” she added.
That didn’t help.
At all.
My phone buzzed.
Mason.
Mason:
Coach says we’re officially in ‘don’t screw this up’ mode.
I stared at it.
Then typed:
Rowan:
That sounds like your entire life.
Three dots.
Stopped.
Started again.
Mason:
Yeah.
Mason:
But now it matters more.
That line sat heavy.
Not dramatic.
Just true.
MASON
I didn’t go home after practice.
I stayed again.
Rowan and I had been texting less today.
Not because anything changed.
Just because reality was starting to stack on top of it.
Coach.
Training.
Expectations.
