Heartbreaks In Highschool

where none of us ever needed to say "I'm sorry" to the other when we offended each other, we just agreed to always forgive each othe

it was easier than apologizing for the countless times he hurt my mom and I. That's besides the point a

h my mind as Economics class was going on. I totally bypassed the entirety of th

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tebook to fall over of my desk, there w

ied to Mrs Howard, o

he said as she relaxed on her desk, "Car

thoughts remain... right here." I nervily t

" Mrs Howard asked again, adjusting

yone cracked up again, their laughter filled up the room that it almost felt solid. I turned to

myself say, "You got rejec

d harder than before. There were murmurs of "burn," "jesus,"

't want to entertain us with the thoughts of your mind, perhaps

my head

ision stars tend to make more mo

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understand t

stion of the discussion? So nobody could answer it? Even gi

o one was laughing anymore and I could hear

r to the question, Dag

d public leadership even more when the line of entertainment are strenuous and dangerous ones such as football, soccer and wrestling. No matter how important doctors and politicians are, the work is mostly with the head and doesn't put them a

ot to look impressed, "Good answe

ouder while I sat, I felt their eyes gawking

Dave whispered

en everyone started laughing again. I didn't look but I

rung fo

that I had made up in my mind only two seconds ago. I felt someone shove my shoulder with a lot of force, causing me to hit my thigh on my table. I groaned slightly and checked who it was

, Dag," Dave said as he hung his ba

" I said, "I just don't

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"I see. Doesn't that

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named Emily in our class

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bad,

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name, Dag, now shush and li

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led m

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exaggeration of the truth and in such it is poetic," Dave answ

a table in the cafeteria, "I don't 'want' Kylee, I just want Kyl

ought you l

, I don't know but that's not what is in my mind right now, I ju

rom the start?" Dave asked as he bi

else other than that, Dave," I rep

said with his mouth fulled of chee

he

looked like a salad. She had packed a bit of her hair to a ponytail and let the rest fall over h

asked me silently as some other kids joined us

t know,

ared to ask Sloane out but y

tion but this is like, I'm actually in the w

I kind of like the idea of both of you... you act

nd got up from my seat then walked slowly t

e saw me then brought her face down

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" one of her friends said, "He has a fast mouth too, burned Bryce Scofield to

ular now?"

to apologize, it's been bugging me all day since yest

"You don't mind that

s beside me and they bot

I didn't and I'm an idiot... for that part, just that part only. But mostly I'm just a typical nerdy guy who has no idea ab

that I look at it, I think

d actually already forgiven you, Dag. I wasn't really like mad, I

"so you're not ac

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at I felt was relief, dis

pology, I think you absolutely know ho

man, right there," on

thanks for letting me

ied. I nodded my head and wa

you going?"

king at her in

to my seat,

d, "Come on, sit with us, we've

eah, uhm, p

s Rachel and Jazmine, her Jazmine

I was

id awkward

r Dagwood, right

es

super awkw

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ah, go

d motioned on him to bring my lunch. He got up w

ave so he might have

Kyle

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you would accuse me of

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in your sandwich

s,

ied, "you're eating chees

tray. "Uhm, I'm done with that," he said and then slowly picked up his b

𝘮𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. Was what I

she rather kept her books in her hands instead of the back

u do after scho

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s the

ework, help my mom with stuff at home,

e usual?"

, isn

uch a nerd aren't you?" She

y hair, "Well, what

plied, "Maybe you can come over to m

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ment, Earth to Dagwood? Are you

d, "This is the first time a girl is ac

ying to be push

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s ther

'll help her with some stuff today, she's preg

nodded. "S

," I smiled, "Def

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ye

ile before I jumped and shouted "Yes!" And

the

, helping her to pi

ylee laughing at me as s

n my pessimist

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? My pessimistic