Chapter 0463

"There she is," Lori said, placing her hands on her hips. "You're late."

I snorted. "I'm not late. You're early."

Jessica, the more composed of the two, gave me a gentle smile. "Ready to watch your star player?" She winked, clearly hinting at Enzo.

I laughed. "Always."

"I still can't believe it's his last game," Lori said as we began to make our way inside the arena. "It's gonna be emotional for sure."

"Yeah..." I paused, imagining how Enzo would handle his last game. He didn't want to show it, but I knew that he was sad.

"Well, either way, it's gonna be a blast," Jessica chimed in. "And we'll all go out to celebrate afterwards, so he won't have time to be depressed."

As we started to make our way to the stands, Lori's eyes lit up as she spotted a food stand. "Oh! Soft pretzels! We have to get some before the game starts!"

in agreement, her mouth watering.

to resist, today it twisted

slathering them with mustard. I

our seats, I merely poked at my pretzel, taking the smallest of bites, trying not to

with you? On some kind of diet?" She took an exaggerated bite of

feigning shock. "Nina? Dieting? Now that's

not like that," I said,

Lori wasn't letting it go. "Come on, spill it. Something's up. You adore

friends as observant and persistent as mine, there was no escaping. "Okay, okay," I relented. "I just... I spent the morning throwing up. My

Did you eat something bad?"

it, Lori," I chided, rolling my eyes, though a hint of

as realization hit her. "Nina, when was your last

a moment before admitting, "It's

mirrored the shock and excitement I'd felt earlier in the

was softer, filled with wonder. "Could you

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