Page 77 of Thunderstruck
Carissa:
You were, but I like to see the best in people.
Cole:
That’s because you’re the best.
Carissa:
I know.
Cole:
What’s Freddie’s real name?
Carissa:
You were right next to him all of practice this week and you don’t know his name?
Cole:
We should be glad I’ve paid enough attention to know everyone’s nicknames, all things considered. Cut me some slack.
Carissa:
Just this one. His name is actually Freddie.
Cole:
Huh. Why’d he get to skip the nicknameplague?
Carissa:
I’ve been with the team less than two weeks. You’ve been here for TWO YEARS.
Cole:
Am I allowed to play the “got dumped” card?
Carissa:
That expires after three months.
Cole:
What about the “team grump” card?
Carissa:
I will admit you play the part well, but I don’t think that’s an excuse to not know your teammates. There are only 30 of you.
Cole:
How about “I didn’t care about this team as much as I should have until you became a part of it”?
Carissa:
I’ll allow that. But we should probably make a rule about no flirting over text, or it’s going to be really hard to stick to the friend zone with you over there smiling like that.
