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and painful to sit

n't want him to have a heart attack but Jack on the other han

rain himself from jumping over the

know how

t's like I'm suffocating or drowning

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om her locker. He had been doing this for a week now and stil

etters that were meant for nobody but Annie

never clear enough in any of the letters for

n't know what he could possibly do without letting her know he knew something was up.

couldn't figure out how to numb the choking f

he letters

day, one s

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e none of

tend to we

to co

is near

because all he wanted to do was give her a h

ughts down on a piece of paper like always when Leo

ike he normally would do, he

ked as he stepped up and s

hen she first saw him and then was filled wit

per again but not having it in her to write, fe

fferent emotions, wanting to punch himself for not knowing

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throat, "Nothing, just... thoughts. It's weird, just something I do." She shook her head, fee

e away that he knew they were actually letters. H

don't know if that's what I would call it." Her voice was quiet

the anxious feeling that was going through his whole body. "I mean, if you wanted to. If wanted

dness to her. "Oh. Um, thanks." She didn't know what to say either, she was

sister, right?" He already knew the ans

ad slowly, "I am. H

Jack and I are friends, I guess. Not c

mpty football field. "Right. N

wanted to keep the conversation going and figured wit

personalities are quite diffe

ee it. I mean, you're both nice, kind-heart

g is probably a better way to explai

of an introvert." He

omeone who everyone admired while she was nobody - people didn't even know she existed which she was fine with. "Peo

a feeling she had reason to say that but wasn't sure what it

ead, "Oh, nothi

more but didn't, not wantin

inute, "I should head inside.

atching her shove her things away. "We

nd smiled sheepishly,

aded away, taking her by surprise. She si