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Nick=Jason's friend/Jason=Nobody


"Jason."

"Hey, Nick."

"'Sup?"

"The basketball. 'Sup by you?"

"Oh, which court are you in?"

"The one near my dad's room."

"Isn't that, like, his personal court, or something?"

"Man, maintenance is in mine, plus he's being himself lately, so he deserves some privacy invasion."

"Don't we all love your dad."

"Especially all of the small-house businesses  he's kicking out of market."

"Dude, don't forget his rolling-in-dough son who's complaining about maintenance being in his personal basketball court in his house." 

"..."

"Any baskets yet?"

"What are you, Little Red Riding Hood?"

"In the hoop, dumbbrain."

"Of course I did. What, did you doubt me?"

"You're extra annoying today. Is it that girl  again?"

"..."

"Dude-"

"What? What girl?"

"Come on, dude. Did you think you could hide it from us?"

"..."

"You're attached to your phone, you space out in class, and you doodle little hearts when you think nobody's watching."

"What?NoIdon't."

"Don't kid yourself, kid."

"Nick, man-"

"Who's this chick, though?  Because they're all over you at school. Is it one of them from your fan squad, because it's not fair, dude, you get like ten all hanging off you when you smile and I-"

"I do NOT have ten chicks hanging off of me-"

"Whatever you say, pal. They only started giving you the eyes after your growth spurt and haircut, by the way. You were just Pimple Boy before that."

"Nick, can we PLEASE change the topic?!"

"Dude, take a chill, I was just saying-"

"By the WAY, are you still down for running away?"

"You're still into that?"

"Yeah, my dad's being more of a jerk than ever...I'm eighteen, it's legal."

"You've been planning this "running away" trip since you were like fourteen."

"Aaaand now, I could. August. Dad think's I'm going to camp. One month. It will be perfect."

"August? That's in like four weeks."

"Four and an half."

"I don't know, Jay, it seems stupid now, you know? And where would you even go?"

"..."

"Jason? You there, man?"

"I'm going to meet my chick."


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