Page 68 of Spring Awakening

Mali-Ali-Oke:tho now I need a cookie

ZachAzanRugby:what type?

ZachAzanRugby:I’ll get you one if you’re good

If she’s good at what? What are these mind games? Toby and Kai walk through the door, giving half a wave to her and half a wave to Frankie. Mali swears when she was ignoring her phone like a pro, she watched a couple other players come in. What’s the team doing here? There’s no training today.

Mali-Ali-Oke:I’m always good

Mali-Ali-Oke:but double choc! And wtvr ur fav is

ZachAzanRugby:what if you’re my fav?

Mali-Ali-Oke:hate to break it to you honey, but I’m not a cookie

She types out “but you can eat me anyway” and then decides against it. While she waits for Zach to respond, she wonders if they’re flirting. Not particularly well on her part, but there’s something seedy about an Instagram DM that suggest everything is thirty percent flirtier than was written.

Her computer buzzes with a message. Mali peers over the wall to see Frankie frantically typing.

Frank:uhm so…

Frank:I called the team in today to run drills

Frank:now I gotta run out but I can’t lose face and tell them I made a mistake

Frank:I fine them all for sneezing. I’ll lose my house deposit for this!!!!!

Frank:help me, Mali, you’re my only hope

Mali:loser

Mali:when are they all due in?

Frank:2

Mali:it’s one fifty!!!!!!

Frank:I love you

Frank:youre stunning

Frank:I won’t tackle you to the ground for getting my mum to dress up in a cheerleading uniform even though she’s fifty-seven

Mali:done and done!

Mali opens her phone again.

ZachAzanRugby: shame

ZachAzanRugby: why is Frankie making us come back? I forgot and now I can’t be bothered

ZachAzanRugby: baby

ZachAzanRugby: stop ignoring me I know you vibrate now

ZachAzanRugby: this house is shit : (

Zach using an emoji is the cutest thing that’s ever happened to her.

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