A Taste Of Him: The One I Was Never Meant to Want

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s just someone I can mess with-annoy, tease, and push buttons. It's clear how our parents pu

pectancy to see Aurora, to see how she'd grown into this... feminine version of herself. I

I want to see how f

t night. I stayed home to rest especially

here she was. The ugly "Aurora Smith" My sexy self pla

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never understood back then,

iles. I wasn't used to attention, especially from girls. My brain wasn't built to handle it yet. So every time she hovered

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her kids laugh

that turned into an argument, a glare, a cold shoulder. I didn't apologize. I didn't know ho

on stuck to he

I couldn't

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faces-confusion, then am

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ept coming back, the

of the sandbox, friendless, embarrassed, boil

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ands

up again with another "lo

. "Your tooth is missing and your stupid toys are scarin

bli

just one-her

lashed me that same grin again

e with the missin

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ed her

something ugly root

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tment I didn't kn

ever embarra

tation curls in my chest like

grain of sand stuck under my eye

to the present laying

. Something in me wanted her away. Was it because she was too fragile for a RPU party? Or because I didn't want anyone annoying me t

he was too delicat

want anyone me

me, irritating me like she always did, ge

thought off

was wrong with me? I don't gi

, told my friends to

hem no

owe th

ave been sitting with my friends in our u

cafeteria with

g restless was

at sounded li

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I didn't wa

ttention, bruh?," Daniel asked, disgust in

see my sister,

"Your sister sc

" My words hung heavy in the air, and suddenly everyone echoed in disbelie

isted inside me. I wanted to be irritated by that ugly girl, but not in fron

to our banter. It filled some empt

plain. He even saved his contact? Damn it. Today, I'd make sure Aurora knew he wa

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call and play with-yes, she's obsessed with me-showed up. We ate ice cream, and she

, "I'm off to racing alr

-" she beg

ething I didn't understand from my

ing, a thrill that made my eyes water and heart pound. Leaning low over the handlebars, I

ra. And fuck you, Jefferey," I mutter

nd Cole caught up, y

ince when did

winning this

ing on his bike. "Move hard! You

laration. Every turn, every surge, was a pure, wild, unrestrained joy.

late, faced an earful from my parents, a

that- Aurora. I tiptoed to her door, wanting to eavesdrop but quitted on it when I realized how petty it was. "I should

ora'

gainst cleats echoed across campus. Today was my first chance to officially join the RPU female footb

tances. "Come on, slowpoke! You're goin

he field reminded me of Jefferey, the all-star player w

I almost collided with Coach Ramirez, clipboard

critically. "You sure you're

s. "Absolutely. I've b

" He blew his whistle, c

ors, eager freshmen, al

y to join the girls? L

-but a football whizzed past my shou

across her face. "Co

red, hands on hips, smirking. Coach Ramirez inte

es, ending the game with me sco

ost, tossing a football with effortless prec

s the push hard?"

I answered, br

ful... she might see

a. She's the ca

llenges, I need a team that lets m

e she wants to see how f

right? C'mon, that

o cool off?" he

y next to me, blu

I say no? "Err... I'll le

Jefferey to train with her, shooting m

d?" she nudged play

you scored a go

really well. I smiled,fe

ing room, ugly Jaxon shov

off! I've had a

rk I knew too well sp

red, he wasn't going anywhere. And