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ts where students like her spent most of their time. She was not exactly invisible, but she was not the type of girl who turned heads

g, or obsessing over the latest trends, Olivia found solace in the pages of h

e of those girls who faover him. She had always been immune to the Ethan Cole effect. At least, that is what she wanted to believe. The truth? She had harbored a secret crush on him for nearly two years. It had started small,just a glance, a quiet admiration from afar. She had first noticed him in history class when h

e late afternoon, Olivia stepped out of the library, her books clutched tightly to

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against her ribcage. "Yeah," she managed to say, trying to sound normal. "How's it going?" "Good." Ethan glanced at the books in her arms, then smirked. "Still reading all those books, or have

try something new.

ds called to him from across the parking lot, and without another word, he disappeared into the crowd. Leaving Olivia standing there, completely and utterly stunned. Did that just happen? Ethan Cole had

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ir eyes met. And then one afternoon, the unexpected- "Hey, Olivia, want to sit with us today?" Olivia blinked. Ethan Cole was inviting her to sit with his group. For a moment, she hesitated. This was not her world. But before she c

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ny gesture made her relax. S

, this was the beginn