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“That sounds paranoid.”
“It also sounds accurate,” she said.
I didn’t respond immediately.
Because I hated that she might be right.
My phone buzzed again.
Mason.
Mason:
Coach thinks I need to cut distractions completely.
I froze slightly.
Then replied:
Rowan:
And what did you say?
Three dots.
Long pause.
Mason:
I didn’t answer.
That was new.
Mason always answered.
Even when he shouldn’t.
MASON
Coach didn’t push it further after film.
That was unusual.
Instead, he just said:
“Think about what matters.”
Then left.
That sentence followed me home.
What matters.
Basketball.
NYC.
My future.
