She Came to Conquer
tion bouncing off the walls. Stephanie and I sat at our usual table in the co
emistry test tomorrow?" I asked,
dramatically. "Don't remind me. I'
" I said, shaking my head. "One da
ng. "Then you'll just have to help m
napologetic. She was everything I wasn't, and for reasons I s
tirely, but I knew our friendship wasn't exactly balanced. She didn't stick around because she lik
ly pushing her tray toward me, "fini
argue, picking at
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ning and pens scratching on paper filling the space. Stephanie and I s
day," Stephanie said, watching me
er, surprised by
ded with a grin. "I still need you to
ng. She'd learned long ago that I wouldn't say no to
in front of me, Stephanie sudd
. Perfect," she wh
o look up to kn
e walked like he owned the place, his steps slow and deliberate, his head held high. A group of
obvious?" Stephanie mut
yes fixed on the wor
ay from us. Stephanie wasted no time making her presenc
el!" she c
expression lighting
eping my head down and focusi
Stephanie said, patting
king his way over. My heart sped up as he pulled out
ing," he said, flashing
zzie and I were just going over some notes. S
d by the sudden atten
g me with her elbow. "She's practically a genius
genuinely interested. "Really? I c
Stephanie said, answerin
y, too nervous
ing at me. "Maybe we could
mered, feeling m
rying most of it. I stayed quiet, listening as they ban
ker toward me, and I couldn't help but wonder-wa
left, my nerves w
hanie said smugly, lea
" I asked,
mirking. "You're too shy to talk to h
here was something about the way Stephanie smiled, the
g myself I was just overthinking thing
n't
library conversation in my head. Daniel had spo
a long time, I felt li
ed in my mind, a faint war
oo shy,"
she wa
hispered something else. Maybe she wasn't