Cadence,
to her credit,
paid more
attention
to me than
Trey as
Jaden dragged me around
the laser tag
arena,
determined to
cream the other
couples.
I did my best
to hide my
cough,
eventually pretending
I'm getting over
a cold
when in reality
I'll probably
get one
from going out
in the cold,
in a densely
populated area
during sick
season.
Monique
would kill me.
If my body
doesn't first.