That’s soon.
Mason:
Too soon.
That was new.
Mason didn’t usually say things like that directly.
Too soon implied something.
Pressure.
Change.
Awareness.
Serena looked over at me. “You’re doing the thing again.”
“What thing?”
“The phone thing.”
“I’m just texting.”
“Emotionally texting.”
“That’s not a thing.”
“It is now.”
MASON
I was in the gym alone again.
Not practice.
Just shooting.
No coach.
No noise.
Just the echo of the ball.
My phone sat on the bleachers beside me.
It buzzed twice.
Rowan.
Rowan:
Are we supposed to be excited or stressed?
I missed a shot.
That was a fair question.
