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That lands.

Not cruel.

Just true.

Lila softens first.

“You could date, you know?”

“I choose not to.”

Mara smirks.

“No, you’re picky.”

I lean back.

“None of them are good enough.”

The table explodes.

“Ooooh.”

“Standards.”

“Who hurt you?”

I grab my water.

“No one.”

Which isn’t exactly a lie.

It’s just incomplete.

Lila nudges me.

“What about basketball boy?”

I don’t react fast enough.

They see it.

The vultures circle.

“Vale.”

“I saw him watching you.”

“You knew him before, right?”

I keep my expression neutral.

“We went to the same school for a year.”

“And?”

“And nothing.”