12 YITF, Chapter 19: A brief intermission

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Trigger warnings! Mentions of possible s*xual content, addiction, and alcohol abuse! 

ALSO,

There may be facts that are incorrect about the alcohol abuse. I tried to find out what I could, but don't take my word for anything that's statistical!

Drew POV -

Chapter song: Before you by Benson Boon

"What did you want me to say? His sister was in the hospital Carlos. How do I slip that into conversations? 'I'm so glad Lily's okay. You know, now is the perfect time to tell you my 15 reasons for siding with Carlos Medina in this civil war."

We were in my office on Monday and Carlos was scolding me like a child for not persuading Ev to his side.

"You had before the dinner, the ride to wherever you went, then ride back afterwards. Yes, I know you arrived back together. I have people."

"Well, I'm not scared of your people. I have no skeletons in my closet, and you want me on your side anyway. Clinton's head coach so he always stays neutral and Preston kisses Rowell's ass 24/7. I'm your best bet at winning Ev over."

"And if you want to be head coach next year, I'm your best bet. And everyone has skeletons. I heard Louis Stone is getting close to yours." He threw in the last part and narrowed his eyes. Then they softened and a pleasant expression took its place.

"This shows we both should remember we each have power. I need you and you need me. We need to work together and part of that will be you talking to your friend about making a decision. If he's smart, like you said he was, he knows he has the power and is going to try to squeeze me for as much as he can. So, let's get going on this. I have to go but let's work on clearing out Mike Ramos's old office. Green should work here. Part time." He stood and left without an answer.

I rolled my eyes but took out my phone to text Ev.

Drew: You busy tonight?

Ev: Depends. I don't want to leave Lily alone for long periods of time. What do you want to do.

Drew: I wanted to clear the rest of Ramos's shit out his office. It's just a lot of junk that needs to be put in boxes.

Ev: Let's do it. Lily said she'd be fine for a while.

Drew: What's your address?

Ev: 26 Lincoln Blvd. Apartment 34. It's on the top floor.

Drew: I'll be there around 6:30

Ev: I'll be ready.

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