Chapter 78

• Dinner was chicken nuggets and mac and cheese—Charlotte's favorite—but Emma barely tasted her food. Every time she tried to bring up the Maple Leafs call, something interrupted her.
• First, Frankie spilled his milk. Then Charlotte decided to tell them a very long, very detailed story about her friend Sophie's pet hamster. Then Alek's phone rang with a work call he claimed he couldn't ignore.
• "Sorry," he mouthed, stepping into the kitchen. "It's the league office."