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was happy to put that experience

behind me.

I went back to my apartment,

exhausted from practice and little

sleep, and hoped to get a short nap

before going to work at

McDonald’s. It wasn’t good sleep,

with Bryce playing music at ear-

splitting levels, but as tired as I

was, I still slept.

*****

The next day in calculus, when

Bonnie and I checked our answers,

hers were all correct, and this time

I only had one wrong.

The next hour I could hardly

wait to hear about Alexander.

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