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CHAPTER FOURTEEN imessage and narrative
caitlin!!
caitlin!! we're done so i'm heading your way soon
lily :)) okayyy lily :)) how much running did bluder and j make you do?
caitlin!! three suicides so not too much i guess caitlin!! thought it would be worse
lily :)) i would literally collapse halfway into the first one
caitlin!! that's because you don't like running
lily :)) no need to call me out
caitlin!! okay okay caitlin!! i'm gonna drive now
lily :)) okay, see you soon!!
Ever since I moved into this apartment, most of the girls on the team have never knocked once before coming inside. If they know the door is unlocked, they come right in. Even then, Monika and Caitlin each have a spare key that the girls borrow from time to time.
I know it's Caitlin when I hear her footsteps. They have a familiarity to them. I've memorized them on every surface, the same way I know Monika's and Alina's anywhere as well.
"Cait?" I called out with a soft smile on my face.
"Hi, Lils, I have coffee," she says, stepping into my living area where I'm curled up on the couch. August is on the back of the couch, behind my head, and Ziggy is laying next to me.
"Caramel macchiato?" I ask, glancing up at the brunette who looked as if she was nervous.
She eyes me a little bit, "How could I forget?" she tells me, passing me the cup of coffee. She sits down beside me, looking worn out and tired from practice.
"So... You wanna talk about what happened earlier?" I ask with a soft smile.
She nods a bit, "Then we should probably finish the homework, right?" Caitlin asks. Finals are coming up, so we've all been studying and doing homework nonstop.
"Of course..." I say, taking a sip of my coffee, "I think you were going to ask me something."
She leans back on the couch, her eyes on me as she smiles. Her hand lands on my forearm gently. I watch as she takes a deep breath, "Do you wanna go on a date with me? Sometime after the Northern Iowa game?"
