“Bumpers are the best,” Daisy concurs. “You can throw the ball really hard and try to zig-zag it into the pins.” “Yeah,” Lily agrees. “Then you two go play on that lane.” Rose points to the empty one beside us. Lily springs to her feet. “Fine. We’ll be having more fun anyway.” Daisy hesitates for a second before rising, and then she nudges her douchebag boyfriend’s leg, who’s texting. “Do you want to come?” “What?” “Bumpers or no bumpers,” she briefly explains. “I’m not playing with the kid bumpers. They’re dumb.” “Hey, they’re grownup bumpers,” Lily says, “for grownups who don’t like gutter
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