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lled faster, twenty-three thousand views already. It was almost like the shares increas

e not paying attention and now the whole

ulder. Every few steps my phone buzzed again, I silenced it but couldn't stop checking. There were more tags, more comme

cca was already sitting inside, her legs crossed on her bed with he

th Jace Carter? And didn't tell me? This video is blowing up everywh

ms hanging at my sides as I stared at her screen. In the slowed clip, Jace's ha

me out flat. "I didn't see him....I was t

nt or not, it looks good. Half the comments think you two are secretly da

ft sounds on the floor. "I don't want huge, I don't want any of this but people are already assuming things.

"You're spiraling again, it's just a silly v

g; him laughing with his friends while telling them how I was "too much work." How he had used every quie

e and build something real. If people start linking me to Jace Carter, they'll assume I'm just another girl c

he small room. "Ari, you can't let what Davian did control every par

cool window glass. Students moved across the quad below, ma

th me. He made sure everyone knew I wasn't enough, he took the parts of me I t

eight but she didn't speak right away. My hands were sh

gnored it at first then it buzz

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video going around, sorry about bu

on the phone then my heart started beating hard against my ribs. I s

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ng again, shorter steps this time, and wrapped my arms around my stomach, the room fel

and I don't want the campus to watch and judge me, pairing me

. The rumors had started and now th

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