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otte'
y did it have to be mine? I started pacing in my
efore. It's a very boring place an
o late. I threw my phone on the bed, switched off my lights and pret
they were emotional support objects. I barely slept, my dreams
d I had barely opened my laptop, when someone dropped
in, loudest human on the pl
ht because how else does it stay bouncing like that? Meanwhile I
pened," she announced, flipping her ponyt
t my laptop slow
pened now
ws: gossip that shakes the entire school or gossip that so
ng everything is fine, it's cute, but it never means good news
always brings up my "perfect boyfriend" makes me susp
hing, half annoyed. "Everybody keeps asking if you two are s
the window. I mean, imagine if people judged yo
ically, emotionally, spiritually, we can't b
f you don't post,
rlotte this, Charlotte that, you're like
as, that w
kind of hate you but I
kes me want to s
r are you plann
y, with Nai, bo
nswer, she reach
hand "Don't to
e time!" she said, even though th
p closer "Right,to
ion softer than usual "You okay though? Yo
how do I explain distracted w
hing I needed was her turning my life
push it, the bell rang. Nai stood up, fixing h
was trying to read my thoughts but
right now ar
phie's usern
fter school, you're t
ave nothing to
ing me a look like s
off, her ponytail swinging li
ore I opened my laptop again. My heart was beating s
even loaded, my phon
n. My stomach dropped to my knees and
ificati
as added to Brid
th it a name
h my face. I couldn't believe it. My brai
, splashing more water on my face. The droplets went into
e she even k
at part like I was
picture on the app was blurry because Maya
xygen and pushed the
mehow quiet and lou
r 12 boys who normally acted like their fathers owned the whole school s
nd it rolled across the floor dramatically and no
ormal, but my heartbeat was still going "KUNG KUNG K
were glued to so
e a rebel," so
d Sophie walked in
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