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Ash (11:34 p.m.): I wish I could call you right now but I need to study. I can’t fail this test

Cass (11:34 p.m.): *hug*

Cass (11:34 p.m.): I know <3

Cass (11:35 p.m.): 8 am tomorrow?

Ash (11:35 p.m.): yeah and then my other finals are wed at 11 and thurs at 8

Cass (11:35 p.m.): Call me tomorrow after you’re done?

Ash (11:36 p.m.): yeah

Ash (Monday, December 12, 2022 – 10:34 a.m.): just finished. can I call? I could really use someone to talk to :(

Cass (10:34 a.m.): Yes, of course

Cass (Thursday, December 15, 2022 – 1:45 p.m.): Finals all done and submitted. Whew. You?

Ash (1:48 p.m.): All done here, and Bri insisted we celebrate with strawberries

Cass (1:48 p.m.): lol the best way to celebrate

Ash (1:49 p.m.): I dunno, I can think of at least a few others that might be interesting to explore ;)

Ash (Tuesday, December 20, 2022 – 11:15 a.m.): omg I passed

Cass (11:23 a.m.): !!!!

Ash (11:23 a.m.): 72.1% final grade C

Ash (11:23 a.m.): so barely, but I’ll take it

Cass (11:23 a.m.): Cs get degrees ;)

Ash (11:24 a.m.): Yeah I’ve been trying to tell myself that

Cass (Friday, December 23, 2022 – 12:31 a.m.): Good night <3

Ash (12:32 a.m.): Hang on, one sec

Ash (12:34 a.m.): Good night ;)

Cass (12:35 a.m.): Ohhhh wait wait wait wait

Cass (12:35 a.m.): god Ash

Dad (Friday, December 23, 2022 – 5:33 a.m.): OT at 8:15 a.m. with Dr. Van Wicklen, no PT because Dr. Granger had to reschedule to next week

Dad (5:35 a.m.): Let me know how it goes

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Cass

Cass groaned as he rolled over in bed to silence his six o’clock alarm. How much sleep had he gotten? Four hours, maybe? Not enough for what was on the agenda today.

Yet he didn’t regret staying up late last night.