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me awake. Morning

campus. The lectures dragged on. I barel

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o lectures today. I'm b

hinking,

ady. We watched, played board games, and laugh

sy I exclaimed.. " I guess I've finally found your weakness "she replied" and we both

leave, something

y," I said, stan

elcome,"

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ked her light

s wide, lips s

fear. The

chest. I slowly remove

ething reckle

f, but intense. Then I pulled back, not saying a word. Picked

now what c

night, I we

g. Trying to forget

one b

rt now? If you've started sexualizing me, I'll a

ond. I just k

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in a min

ext from

ot gist. And a surpr

offrey had traveled to Brisbane earlier in the week for

he was comin

hovered ove

e

that bar across

ply ca

n my way. Be

ea

ings like "moods." He was a carefree soul. Loud, shameless, always

head was getting heavy, and I could already feel the du

saw him enter the bar, sp

a chair beside me like we were meeting for b

le. "Didn't realize

ut her wedding plans like I'm not the broke sibling. Anyway," He sat down, droppi

g we

k like assignment long or lo

"Something

y, then leaned in. "Is

lightly. "

en lowkey obsessed with since the semester started.

way, jaw t

row. "Damn. T

ant to tal

tonight. Just vibes. And speaking of vibes..." He leane

n the

need a distraction. A drink. A girl w

look. "I al

keep g

and showed me a screen

ly, but I know a guy who knows the bouncer. Clean aesthetics,

take a hot shower, and maybe sleep until

tead, I

offrey w

feel something e

muttered.

and stood. "My man. Let's get

y counting and calling the waiter's attention to them. My hea

. The way her words were

exit, something in me he

hed the door, I had

noticed

y hair and shook my he

What do you m

ll of it," I muttered. "Let's do it tomorrow

dying my face like he didn'

just ne

nodded. "Alright. I'll let y

mile. "Text me the

through? Sleep it off. You're not even acting

se I wasn't sure who I

de. I walked home alone, hands in my pockets, the chill e

room and collapsed on the bed,

e

ared me

screen withou

myself. Tomorrow