Antonio Suggests They Hang Out Again

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“That was fun,” Vanessa says. “I’m glad we didn’t end up drinking tequila.”

“Me too,” he says, thinking he would never have seen how she plays Minecraft. Besides, what would he have done if they got drunk? Make a move on her? That might have gone the wrong way.

Antonio goes to Vanessa’s house after school the next day, and the day after that. Before long, they are friends—at least, gaming friends. She’s a year older than him and probably doesn’t think of him in that way.

At least not yet. Antonio is glad he didn’t screw things up with Vanessa. As they get to be better and better friends and partners on Minecraft, who knows what could happen?