Jason had quit the team—and quit her.
Mignon sat quietly, listening to Paula recount the events of the past week. Once Paula had finished, Mignon got up without speaking and left. Driving home, she was numb with pain over her best friend’s betrayal and by Jason’s reaction to her past. Pulling from past experiences, Mignon returned to the safety of the fortress that she’d erected as a child to protect her from external pain. Strengthening her resolve, she decided to let Jason deal with his own issues until he was man enough to approach her and give her the opportunity to tell him her side. As the weeks passed, Mignon went out of her way to avoid the places where she would run into either Jason, or Paula. She’d already decided to take night classes as soon as the semester changed,
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