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¡°Ha!¡± exclaimed Travis. ¡°Did you hear that? She said no!¡±

Darting my eyes to Travis, I said, ¡°No, that¡¯s not what I was going to say.¡± I turned to

Isaac who looked out of words and finally I could speak. ¡°Yes, I want to talk. But not

here.¡±

He scrunched his forehead and said, ¡°¡¯Cause of¡­?¡± while motioning to Travis. I shook

my head.

¡°No, no, it¡¯s¡­ I¡¯ll explain later. Just not here.¡±

Looking unsure and hesitant by my nervousness, he said, ¡°Okay. My place?¡±

¡°Is the Tavern open?¡±

¡°Why does¡­¡± Isaac started but then the understanding of my behavior began to show

on my face. Licking his lips quickly while he thought, he said, ¡°It¡¯ll be empty in an hour.

You¡¯ll come?¡±

¡°Yes, please just leave.¡±

¡°Okay.¡± He pursed his lips together and nodded before turning to Travis. ¡°Better luck

next time.¡± Then he left.

Still blinking at the door, I heard Isaac¡¯s motorcycle drive into the distance when

Travis said, ¡°What the fuck, Sam?¡±

Dammit, I thought. This is going to be awkward.

Slowly, I squared my shoulders to his and tapped my fingers on the table. ¡°So, that¡¯s

Isaac.¡±

¡°Yeah, I heard,¡± he said. ¡°What¡­ what¡¯s happening?¡±

I looked at him, feeling a wretched tear through my heart but I knew I had to push

through it. ¡°I think you should leave.¡±

¡°Are you kidding me?¡±

¡°Well¡­ yeah¡­¡±

¡°You¡¯re really going to go with that greaser? Did you see him? What¡¯s your dad going

to think?¡±

I shrugged my shoulders. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t know if there¡¯s even anything to tell

him but¡­¡± I bit my lip. ¡°He¡¯s right. You cheated on me, Travis. You broke my heart. And I

moved on.¡±

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