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“You okay?” Jill asks, her voice soft. All evidence of the pep talk slash Spanish Inquisition is gone.

“Yeah.
Yeah
,” I say.

“He's been looking at you, too.”

“I have no response to that.”

“Maybe things are rocky with Jessica.”

“Things are never rocky with girls like Jessica.”

“Frannie—”

“Don't. Just don't.”

Jill is quiet.

I continue. “Exspecially since it won't do either of us any good.”

“God, that was driving me crazy. I kept trying to say it correctly and he just never picked up on it.”

“Of-
ten
-times.”

“It's like nails on a chalkboard.”

“Shhh!” Debbie again.

Jill and I smile our apologies. Emma is still talking. I focus in just as I see Ryan glance back at us. I act like I don't notice. He swipes his bangs out of his eyes.

Going to be a great year.

 

 

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