Antonio Suggests Something Else

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Antonio swaggers in and picks up the bottle of tequila, sniffs it. 

“Phew!” he says, wrinkling his nose. It smells just as volatile as the time he tried tasting it. Like lighter fluid.

Vanessa laughs. “I know, right?” She looks happier now. “How about if we play Call of Duty?” 

“Do you like Minecraft?” he asks, brightening.

“I do!” she says. “I just started playing, by myself. There’s so many parts to it, I’m just at the most basic level.”

“I can show you some modes that most people don’t understand,” he says.  

They play for a while, and he’s impressed by how fast she learns. He can tell she’s going to be really good with some more practice. 

When Vanessa’s mom comes home, Antonio gets up to leave.

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