Back in their apartment, they set up Mandy’s old laptop on a stack of books. The screen is 13 inches. The resolution is 720p on a good day.

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Mandy smiles. “You sang acapella.”

“Badly.”

They haul the TV back to Mandy’s brother’s house. He’s confused, then touched when Georgie says, “Keep it here. We’ll come over for movie nights.”