Not Their Kind Of Beauty
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wel sitting on my neck as Dexter and
he wall-mirror mounted in the hallway. "Why don't you just ask her out already?" he asked, lea
ve her for all I...." The words died on my lips as the reflection of Tiffany and Heather stru
ntinued, oblivious to my distraction.
ut I just couldn't. I knew Donna was in there. I had seen her by chance, sneaking in o
led on, but my mind was too focused on Tiffany and
mirror in their direc
mirror to face me. "Christian. Hey, Christian" he ca
a. What about her?" I asked, feigning interest. I turned away just in
xter continued. "What
until Tiffany and Heather stepped out with some clothes in their hands. They high-five
" I said, giving Dexter a pat on the b
I walked towards the girl's loc
an and tossed the clothes into it, but they were too engrossed in their evil to notice my presence.
g to her chest. "C..Christian, Hey," she stuttered with ey
glare boldly. "We didn't see you ther
yes flickering between
abbed Heather's hand, and they sc
ossed into it. When I saw the purple t-shirt Donna had on earlier toda
ave been 10 minutes, scratching the back of my he
alking past the locker room. I think I
d out to her a
re I was talking to her. Then she turned
a, ri
orrected calmly, ad
, could you d
what
ointing to the locker room. "Cou
e stared at the female clothes. Then she gave
it of a situation. I know how weird this looks, but,
ment before reluctantly
ipped away, then stopped midwa
d around
r know I gave
hed the locker room
aving. After a while, Kiera walked out of the locker room and I waited for Donna to come out too. Seconds ti
ge of the wall, carefully keeping my body hidden as I watched her. She paused at the doorway for a mom
my gaze, and know that not everyone delig
ked away, I stepped out from behind the wall, my eyes lin
of time looking out for her." Dexter's voice came from behind me. "What's the point of
." I replied squar
e. "It's been what? Five years? How long are y
I stay away
"I see the way you look at her when you think no one's watching. And soon enough
ver going
g yourself for what happened?" he asked,
d to suppress-the memories of that night that haunted me every night in my sleep came crawling back. It w
ain." I said, more hars
ay, Christian. You had no
hrough gritted teeth. Then my voice dr
ftly, squeezing my shou
couldn't hear her, but I could see the sparkle in her eyes-and the excitement on her lips as she spoke. She laughed hard, tilting her head back as her hair danced wi
on her face being replaced
. She'd hate me fo
ast was better