“Why aren’t you replying? :)”
“Game tonight. Our team lost. :)”
“K. :)”
He would add a smiley, even though I know he wasn’t happy. It drives me nuts.
Everything we did was always about basketball. If we weren’t watching a game live, we were watching a game on TV. If we weren’t watching a game on TV, I was watching his high school game. If I wasn’t watching his game, I was watching him train. If we weren’t doing anything that was related to basketball, he was talking about basketball. Considering all of these, it’s amazing how little I know about the sport. I tend to space out and nod a lot.
I thought that being with Felix would make me think less about Ian. It had the opposite effect. Whenever Felix talked about basketball, I thought of what Ian would talk about. When my phone rang, I
