Gamble With My Heart

code for you pissed me off and your need to come make it right. I rubbed cream all over my body and looked for the least flattering thing in my closet. Anything that wouldn't draw attent

e attention as pos

girl. I walked up the courage to walk into Hurricane Rue. I walked towards Rue's door, second guessing myself. Maybe I should apologize later? “Gra

an I c

me into the room of nosey

opened her door before s

g to bribe her to forgive me with food

id you coul

ack outside wi

els and you ca

ok like a lost puppy. “I'm sorry for snapping

fading. She was strugg

gry at me for long. Please, I'm sorry.”

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know and I’m

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y beat you down in a fig

unds more than me. Stop acting as

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re. Even if you could have taken

an't be spending money on transportatio

he hospital if you ke

l bus, so it's not li

. One thing I liked about having a friend like Rue is that we could joke around with each ot

working

ma’am

and if everything goes well,

ouse but it was her house and I didn’t really

e sure I stay out of your way.” I got up

eard Rue c

een me and you is that I don't let it consume me. You hav

s hard t

ut you ha

p to Rue and gave he

monster. I haven'

face says something

you know all m

ran out of her room and grabbed my bag. I hope I don't miss the bus because that woul

flowers on the trees were blooming. Essex is beautiful and it still feels like a dream to live here. I grew up in Derby Connecticut, which is an hour drive from here. I grew up in a low income neighborhood where I wasn't sure if I w

s the only dream I was allowed to have. Most parents would ask their kids what they want to become in the future b

ause she got me out of that situation. I met Rue when she was going through her bad girl stage. She was dating a guy that went to the same school as me. It was the talk of the school because a rich girl from Essex was dating a guy in Derby. She approached me one day when she visited my school, thinking I so

because I was too lost in my thoughts and how I met Rue. I l

days and this was one day I didn't ever want to be late for any of the tasks

ea or had to check their tires and would be late but today none of that happened. As turned the corner, I watched the bus drive off in the distance while I tried my best to run fast enough to catch it, I knew this wasn't a movie and the driver definitely wasn't going to s

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