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ll Zach. I'm still being quiet, n

ng quiet? We're the only

or

you apolog

n't k

that fucking thing

t back on my desk. I pull my sweatshirt on and sit in my chair, I look at Zach. He gets o

your fraternity house now," I as

ng to a fraterni

d about it. You don't look like

ok like the type

uppose to

ing me on looks, and

was

troubled child with a horrible past and all of that stupid shit. Or you tho

t, I just thought that's what you did for fun

e drink anythi

ot last night. I was getting dragg

him to fuck off and came

e to fuck off, Zach, unless

you should

some manners before tell

polite by asking them." I can't help the smile that for

tle I

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think tha

s the best p

a town called S

am are from. My mom would take me the

own, but thanks

re we

at the diner, they have

kes you

ade from scratch, t

ng three hours

y n

long of a dr

from my chair and pull my shoes on, my boots from yesterday

drive three hou

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lace, I use to work here before I left for college. Zach and I head i

woman who helped me with everything, I get up a

her. "And we know this plac

" Ann and I look at Zach

y friend. He's my roommate's

ut a stack of panca

and dig through my purse for my

," my dad's

dad

if you wanted to c

akfast at the diner, I didn't kno

it dear, I'm sure E

lly sorr

ou're going to have to

nesday for su

Have fun at your

ll

by, I lo

one and look around, I can fe

" Zach

g. There's nothing to look at and you're rig

called s

it's

h, i

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o stop talki

again, I look down at th

looking at

e right

he phone call r

, h

Cam says

do you

you doin

reakfast

ng you're a

h, I

y just so you'd serve me food. That waitress outfit looked so hot on you,

ach's expression change, he grabs my phone. "Zach." I watch Zac

. You want to talk to someone,

eps it out of my reach, I take a deep breath to k

N

ive me m

o demandi

phone and I

t you ask

ease have

ar the kindness

to me n

to Zach's side of the booth, I stand over him and t

ach tries pulling it out of my grasp, I end up p

es are l

kno

almost green

Zach's grip but he tightens his hold, I almost grow

I feel Zach's hand on my leg,

is teeth and eyes my lips, I feel the grip on my phone loosen. I grab my

appearing at our booth. "Two plate

y. Ann walks off and I watch Zach dig into his pancak

alright,"

ia

roll my eyes at him. "I think don't think

they wor

e fi

e such

s wallet and hands it to me, h

that's three hours

riven myself but you didn't

ust bein

at's hard

es his head, he gives me my money. "I can be ni

r earn somethi

wed me amazing pancakes.

the stack anyway, I could maybe eat like three or four. Zach and I split the bill and leave, he stops at a

ing through the aisles, he stops and leans against th

and head towards the counter, the guy working smiles at

eel a hand on my hip, Zach doesn't l

ards Zach's car, I take a drink from my bottle wh

like that," Z

he car door, I look at Zach. "You don't get to touch me lik

ide I've ever had

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ilding. I don't know if she's talking to me or Za

o get some panc

e super slow eaters." I throw my bottle away and look at Anna, she's

tte in his mouth and lights up, I just watch them. "Wh

, a big smile on his face. I look betwee

utiful,"

Cam,"

doing here, Ca

Cam says. I am surprised w