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en to see my father w

rried and I notices his sigh

hool has been closed for

o Keith's house

ve you met Vivian?"

," I

to eat here right now." He

e food for him to see. "Mrs Lautner was kind

call to say thanks." He says. He has

't eaten at all. Probably would hav

nd climb up

ep me company

o do some school

orgot. How was

ally great." I reply

of my clothes and open my bag to update my notes. Everyone was so e

d a note falls from it. I

brought home) book, it was definitely not from

note and re

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me a handshake at the boy's table. He s

't help but blush. He thinks I

so I don't mind.

on't want to appear cheap. If he wan

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. My classmates smile and wave at

ag. I take out Hailey's note and pas

now what to do next, I put my head

I heard a tap on my table. I raise my head to see Taylor s

e smiles

I smil

sounds worried. "Y

eally worrying ab

ine," I as

no

ear a tim

The one who asked me if I was Ben

t she is clearly intimida

t do you want?" Ta

d to say hi to An

y terrified of Tayl

pity, but I remember the way she tried to make a

ause you got to know that Ben was her

t,

sper." Keith is

'm the one who doesn't kno

ng bitch. Get out of here, wi

er pretty, well-made-up doll face to get ruined. Bu

lor says und

sits on my chair. Her friends are h

is to get close to you. She w

would do, but what do I know? She has been here longer t

t she looks so in

es like she is getti

for her shit. She looks like an angel but

no

hand. " I'm here, I will protect y

astic i

dator wants to

she insisted tha

boys' table so that I c

g to look at me, as I and Tayl

ng what I'm doing with

the wrap of my snacks, a hand grips

me outside of the hal

you doing?

ou mean?"

u sitting w

what everyon

d me to,"

led yesterday? Do you forget so e

st girl in school asked me to sit with her overshadow

ve forgiven her. I think it's the sch

ay he looks at me with pity tells me

careful." He ruffles my hair

just brings back some nostalgic

tter how much I tell him I hate it. I don't

ying?" I he

g by me. He is throwing glance

ng. Something got i

ieve me. He takes one look at

Lunchtim

ou taking me

iet. To talk.

for two days. I don't want to start getti

y won't even noti

into trouble. Sneaking away from class

makes me think he has done this before. He feels so comf

old school li

t at least I had

ere too.", He says.

his thoug

d starts cutting it into sma

note?" He does

did," I

ture him to

r called.

hear my voice, you would find

. I just got to know him yesterday, but it will only be justified to say I h

and look

rubs his eyes." I should

and hand it to him. He looks su

ds it

y number as Kevin, or what

back a

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in. But I had a great time not having to think about studies once. I qu

re he straps in his sea

morning. You weren't wa

ught you've left without me. My

nod

you up every day. You just

," I

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phone? I'm sevent

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d begins to ty

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notice a small f

evin?" H

going thro

?" I ask and reach out for it b

vin?" He a

able. Now give it back.

n the phone and then

anything abou

cts. And to my dismay, I

delete Kevin's num

think he can go through my phone talk m

ing over his boun

do?" I ask h

ll him r

ut your numbers to boys."

what are yo

school thinks we are cousins.

rew my face. I can't imagine being cou

but this guy,

e. We weren't brothers so we ha

ng everything together. Them being so cl

to take off people's contact from my phon

nd continue

s number from my phone. I hit his arm with

wrote me. I smile. I st