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ngers rubbing soothing circles on my back as she giggled. I carefull

I studied her expression, trying to understand what was going on in her mind. I c

k me for some kind of serial killer? All these wild t

at?" she asked, snappi

a grown adult could forget her

veryone just wants to scold

ace as I let out a sm

our name?

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e to the bar?" s

y alpha resurfaced. I felt my eyes shift in color as

y shoulder which sent a shiver do

g." I g

ry. Girlfrien

t out laughing

for that, not right now atlea

I know what a girl really wants." My eyes kept drifting to

the opportunity to glare into her light bl

o absorb my words before cont

ion as she spoke, han

who's obsessed, who supports

e one out of

ne who makes

m sure every girl wants that," I rep

look at her without fantasizing a

silent as we

nd feminine. She moved closer, looking vulnerable, and in t

fted down t

u." I admitted, my words

ate? Of course no, I didn't touch her in appropriately or lure her here. I'm just a stra

ck

ssed

intertwined, savoring the taste of each other, and I gently sucked her tongue leavin

hat it gave m

idn't stop, I'd end up tearing her clothes off. Sh

button it, but I managed to pull away, leavi

s la

he softly

morrow, I can leave t

enough, I'm fine

bed onto the bed, lay on my back, and stared at the ceiling

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esh ray of sunlight falling on my face. As I stretched and yawned, it hit me-this wa

my

ond hair, his perfectly toned muscle and abs vis

rtl

use. I immediately checked to see if I was still wearing my panties, realizing I

u o

at the sound

kled as he g

asked trying to pie

't remember any

don't... well I was in the bar,

ike a teacher nudging a stud

im sexy. I couldn't help but gaze at his

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t drink this mu

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e laced with a hint of

ld me t

s," he said, as he

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id, his expre

stay wher

wly, reaching to

ou I get? I saved yo

your help, I was fin

down." He i

rny you just needed an excu

assumption. I helped you get home because

ll furious and fixed on him. "

u cause you seemed to be stranded, if you wanna bring up this

to it before you interrupted"

e, m

e energy to wash through me, I had a class in a few hours so all I needed was to freshen up, have breakfast and go for the lectu

ting out a sigh. I hated him but those

hened up for class. I parked at my usual spot- under a mango tree which wa

at, waiting for the lecturer to arrive. Meanwhile everyone else was mil

tly grew quieter, other students noticing his

e ancient books, just by glancing at it, you could tell it

he most iconic poems in American literature. He

m is 'The Raven', anyo

rmurs from the class- some

o evoke strong emotions in readers. The depth of Poe's poems such as "The

et back to

htly, "is a perfect blend of Gothic atmosp

he second stanza, his v

emember it was in

ng ember wrought its

ons. What mood does this create? Wh

etter view as he stumbled into classroom, gripping his books as if he had just remember

alized, that was th

everything I just seen. He slipped into a chair at the end of th

y, a wave of guilt washed over me as I'd

s and any other necessary things I had to do today. I couldn't keep my gaze off him so

t the time, signaling tha

e, just as much as the cold, bleak December is. Poe wants us to

t closer to us. " For your assignment, I want you all

ass members began to r

pick a different stanza from The Raven. Your job is to do a close reading of that stanza.

for the class to settle, as

the overall theme of the poem- whether it's about loss, des

e the words he did, and how they make

will account for 30 percent of your overall grade.

my memory returned, I remembered myself having a conversati

ced with laughter, each chuckle ringing out like a taunt. My curiosity

chuckled. "What kind of person forgets her

. My fists instinctively knotted, the nails digging deep into

y stomach, and I struggled to p