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Jake: tell me again why I had to come back to school instead of stay with you at the hospital?
Blaire: school means basketball practice, practice means playoffs. Come on Jakey, think big picture
Jake: Big picture is you're alone in a hospital but I'm in a creaking old desk learning algebra equations that I'll never use in real life.
Blaire: I'm not alone, Harper stayed here today.
Blaire: and don't hate on math. What did the Pythagorean's theorem ever do to you.
Jake. The what?
Blaire: this is exactly why you had to go to school. I'll see you tomorrow.
Jake: :(
Blaire: xoxo
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Love on the Line
Short Story"Have you ever been in love?" "...Wow. That's pretty deep for 20 questions, don't you think Lassie?" "That's not an answer. You're stalling." "Okay okay you caught me." "So, have you?" "No, I haven't. But I think I could be soon."