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“Okay. Well, I grew up in Springvale, Indiana but you already knew that. Holden, Teague, Daniel and Mia are my closest friends, we grew up together, went to the same school. We even ended up going to the same college. I have two parents who don’t get along so well with each other but they don’t like to admit it and I always feel like they’re disappointed in me. First, they were disappointed that I wasn’t getting good enough grades and now they’re worried why I haven’t yet found a career.”
“But, didn’t you go to college?” Liam says. “What was your major?”
“Economics.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, well. It wasn’t my decision to be honest. My dad said the only way he was going to pay for my college tuition was if I majored in something…”
“Career-oriented.”
“Well, yes.”
“What did you really want to study?”
“Don’t…don’t ask me that. It’s embarrassing.”
“Come on! Tell me.”
“Performing arts.”
“You mean like acting?”
“Yeah. Or music maybe.”
“Were you always creatively-inclined?”
“Sort of.”
“You shouldn’t have let your father pressurize you into picking a career for you.”
“I know that. But I’m not good with confrontations.”
“I can see that,” Liam says.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“No I just mean,” he says. “You seem like a person who avoids confrontation. You run away from things instead of facing them.”
“That was incredibly rude, but the fact is, you’re right.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude.”
“No, Liam I was kidding. I like that you’re blunt.”
“Well, too much of a good thing can be bad. Right?”
“Guess we’ll have to see,” I say and I’m about to take a sip of my wine when the phone rings. It’s Teague again. “I’m sorry, I have to take this,” I say and pick it up. “What?”
“You were supposed to pick me up!” Teague is practically yelling. I glance at my watch and can’t believe all that time has passed.
“Sorry,” I say to Teague. “I kind of lost track of time, I’ll be right there okay?”
“Are you on a date or something?”
“Why would you think that?”
“I don’t know,” Teague says. “Cause you sound like you’re on a date.”
