Chapter 71
A few hours earlier.
[Ash, I can’t make it to skate practice today. There’s a cheerleading team meeting, so we’re heading to Green Bell. See you tomorrow. Sorry. – Koi]
Ashley quickly typed a reply after reading the message from Koi.
[Got it. See you tomorrow. – Ash]
As he stared at the screen for a moment after sending it, the unread marker disappeared, and another message popped up.
[Yeah, thanks. See you tomorrow. – Koi]
Only then did Ashley smile faintly and close his phone. Honestly, they could message like this all night. Koi always replied when he got a message, and because of that, even if Ashley said goodbye first, Koi would send another one back once Ashley replied. He probably thought he absolutely had to reply whenever he got a message.
Cute.
Ashley chuckled quietly, the smile still lingering on his face as he lifted his head. The ice hockey team members were skating and practicing on the rink.
Haa, a sigh slipped out from his lips. While the others were sweating it out, he was stuck in the stands just watching—it was driving him crazy. But there was no choice. He was waiting for the coach’s decision.
Before his manifestation, Koi would usually finish practice around the same time Ashley’s team did, so they’d head to Ashley’s house together for skate practice, then part ways. But since manifesting, their consistent schedule had been thrown off.
Koi told him to go back to the mansion first and that he’d come by after practice, but Ashley chose to wait. Even if Ariel gave him a new bike, riding it up the mountain would still be a pain. If you made someone you liked go through that kind of trouble, you weren’t a real man.