A Few Days Before School Starts

[Right after the end of Chapter 7]

Keefe: hey Grady

is there something u need?

Grady: do u know what Sophie is doing?

i havent been able to reach her

Keefe: she has been texting w/ the rest of us

Grady: could u tell her to stop texting and focus on getting ready for school

Keefe: what's the real reason for u texting me?

even if u were stuck in the middle of Everblaze u wouldnt text me

Grady: sorry for the nagging

the real reason i came to talk to u was b/c i wanted to know what was going on between

u & Sophie

Keefe: even im not sure @ this point, all i know is that nothing is official

Grady: despite how i've been acting this past year, ik ur a good kid

I truly care abt Sophie & i just want what's best for her

no matter what, whether u guys start dating or not, pls take care of her b/c most of the

time she cant

Keefe: Grady, ik that i've done a lot of stupid things like join the Neverseen & take off into a

random Lost City, but i can promise u that anything i do will be in Sophie's interest & i'll

take care of her

Grady: good

and im glad u've admitted that pretty much everything u've done is stupid

Keefe: wow, Grady

well, i've gotta go now, but Team Foster-Keefe for the win

Grady: :) sure, Team Foster-Keefe for the win