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2 days later

Danica:You weren’t in class today

Sterling:I know?

Danica:Just making sure you’re OK

Sterling:Why wouldn’t I be?

Sterling:You think I’m holed up alone in my dorm room licking my wounds over what you said?

Danica:Sorry. I shouldn’t have bothered you

Danica:Take care

12 minutes later

Sterling:Listen imma let you off the hook

Sterling:I thought our date was terrible too

Sterling:The only difference between us is I didn’t accidentally text YOU about it

Sterling:You don’t have to feel guilty about it anymore

Danica:Thank you

Danica:That’s really nice of you

Sterling:Turns out I’m really nice

1 week later

Danica:Sorry again about spilling my coffee all over you

Sterling:Starting to think you like apologizing to people you barely know

Sterling:Lucky for me it was lukewarm

10 minutes later

Danica:How’s she?

Katherine:Didn’t I just hear you on the phone with her?

Danica:She always downplays everything

Katherine:You do the same thing. Like mother like daughter

Katherine:Anyway, she doing all right. Today’s chemo wasn’t too bad

Katherine:Two more rounds before they do the petscan so they can see how it’s responding

Katherine:Try not to worry too much

3 days later

Sterling:Saw you were at the meeting today

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