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BRINLEY
I sit in my SUV outside the Anchorage airport, waiting for my cousin Calista and her new husband, Rylan, to arrive. Rylan is a professional soccer player, and they’re returning to Lake Starlight for his off-season. Before I drop them at their place, we have to swing by my apartment, so they can pick up some stuff Calista left there.
In the end, I didn’t have to change my ad because I got a response and the service that the paper uses did an entire background check on my behalf. So this evening, I’ll have a new roommate.
I honk when I spot Calista and Rylan walking out of the sliding doors with their luggage. Calista waves and motions to Rylan, who has the brunt of the luggage weighing him down.
I get out of the SUV to help get everything in the back. “Hey, lovebirds.”
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