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not ignore no matter how much I wanted to, and I needed to
len
stopped me dea
facing him, my fingers tightening
have never said my name out loud
, I saw the bright smile on his face. I had never
wasn't
irected
kept my face straight,
g here for the next
was
hing else added to it. His tone ma
felt dry. Of course, I wasn't in a positi
is mind, and all he need
then my alarm rang, the sharp sound cutting t
phone and glance
o pick
p breath, lifting my hand to wipe at my cheek when I felt the
rself t
arted heading t
you going?"
looking ba
Eli from sch
"I'll go. With Joa
slightly before
never done
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, always ran to me the moment he saw me, ho
nd even with Brent, he stil
no
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like
the thought settled in. Was th
the time even came? Filling my plac
rmal, but my head had already started to throb again, and a
w plea
ing to push it down,
y something, but my
hit me, stron
dn't
steps uneven as I held onto the railing f
behind me, saying something I d
ore I pushed the door open and
ting the floor with a dull sound as everyth
ipping the edge tightly
, leaving me weak as I tried
d under my breath,
ally did, I stayed there, breathing slowly, my che
d and looked at
ed ter
y, and my eyes looked tired,
water on my face, letting it ru
gettin
ut of the bathroom, my movements slo
alked into the roo
eath
cused downward, and it took me only a s
b
d earlier was still sca
art s
o
but my feet slowed wh
pa
est r
enly it felt like somethin
nt, I coul
asked, his voice calm a
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