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I sigh sadly, knowing she’s has a point.
“I hate that you’re right.”
“I know. It sucks, but I think that’s the best approach. And remember what I said, put yourself out there, try to date someone else. Get your mind off him.”
“Yeah, sure,” I say. “That’s not what I wanted to hear.”
“But it’s what you needed to hear. He wants someone else. I hate to be harsh about it, but you…you don’t want to be me,Everly. You saw what happened to me in college, when I was going after someone else who wasn’t interested. It didn’t end well for me, and I don’t want you to get hurt. Trust me on this, please.”
I think back to when Ember was in college. I was still in high school, but I remember her freshman year and the emotional torment she went through over a boy she thought was interested in her, but in fact was just using her to get close to her friend. It was a terrible situation that brought her back home. Luckily, she met Trevor after that, and he showed her what it truly meant to be loved, but it was a tough situation for her, so I get why she doesn’t want me to go through something along the same lines.
“Okay,” I say. “I’ll push him aside and try to find someone else to focus my attention on.”
“Thank you,” she says softly. And then after a few seconds, she says, “Want to know more detail about Tomothy’s loogie?”
“Good night,” I say into the phone and then hang up.
Chapter Ten
HARDY
To: Hardy Hopper
From: Everly Plum
Subject: I Made Contact
Henrietta,
Contact has been made with Syrup. Out of respect to my client confidentiality, I will try to keep this brief with few details but also offer you some information that will be helpful.
She is not excited about being in the same room as you.
She said things ended amicably, but she was slightly upset about it.
She said she had a lot of fun with you but wasn’t sure how serious your relationship was.
Got the impression that she’s been thinking about dating. Polly has been trying to set her up.
That’s pretty much it. I didn’t want to do too much digging out of fear of being too obvious, but yeah, seems like she’s not very interested at the moment.
Not sure that’s what you wanted to hear, but that’s what I know so far.
The Prof
To:Everly Plum
From: Hardy Hopper
Subject: RE: I Made Contact
Professor,
Huh…*scratches head*
She didn’t think it was serious? If that’s the case, why was she upset when it ended? Seems slightly contradictory. I will admit, we didn’t really talk about the future at all. The only time we did was when our senior year was coming to an end, and I told her I would follow her.
I think there’s something she’s not telling you or Polly that we need to get to the bottom of.
