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ys

was frustrating as I willed myself not to stare at the clock. Not the bedside clock on my st

hat i

n the wall supporting my bed. It wasn't a blank view, but there was

d my arms around myself. I was fr

but it made no sense why I was frea

o

t didn

erously close to my ear. Like that wasn't enough, someone's hand p

ingle action would pause my thumping heart or at least slower t

bed. "I didn't mean to scare you, but I thought something wa

t's nothing. What's up with y

she gestured to her clothes wit

ing just a few inches short from her belly button. There, a piercing hung loose

the very top of her legs. Black boots the color of the night cicrled h

my roommate

ned back into Olive's conver

ish grin. "I can't. You know I don't like par

eyebrows suggestively. "Ar

, too abruptly if you as

his name didn't sit right with me. "I thought you

nett." I shru

"I'll be back in the morning. Make sure you hav

d, but she was alr

. One more hour and the doors of the dorms would be shut. One more hour of my in

ld I trust that to be the truth? What if it was all just a ruse or some

ched for my phone. In one scoop, I picked it up and dial

waited for Vivian to pick up. After the third ring and still not hearing her voice, I gave up. She was

g forward to it all year, until the school system happened. I loved Olive, but if I was being honest, we co

he clock and regret

ne snuck in and toyed with the hands of the clock just to stress me. But it wasn't that, I had fifteen

he hanger. What was I going to wear? What was even appropriate for a night lik

shade of baby blue and a smile fleeted across my lips at the memory attached to it

was about Ben

ems to be. His words rang in my h

ameron and find out the truth once and for all. All it took was one last glance at th

to wash over me. I sunk deeper into my hoodie as I kept on walking, not daring to turn around. The front of the

sky, but asides that, it was close to empty. Leaves rustled by as a gentle breeze shook their branche

x Al

o. I glanced over my shoulder just to make out the silhouette of people s

ith one of them. Slowly, I watched his lips curl

" What're you doing outchea all

. And they did too. I pressed my foot in front of the other as I pushed myself to cover more distance.

them yelped. " We're go

ignored it, as I pressed on. If I could just get to t

ero

ere and waiting for me, gave me some sort of reassura

to my feet in fear, but the last thing I would do would let them see it. I shut my eyes as

yself backwards, but only slight

g of curses, but I didn't care. I wasn't going to stop. I

top of each other. But maybe if I wasn't enjoying the view so mu

collided with whatever was i

e asking that question."I fro

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