Everything I Couldn't Say... Because We're Best Friends

ince middle school. They had their own traditions: Friday movie nights, ice cream run

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laughed. Her eyes lingered a little longer when he smiled. She kept finding excu

pretending everything was no

is way into their friend group - and into Mia's life. He always seemed to be ar

approached the cafeteria, he spotted Ethan leaning in close to

hated this feeling - this u

ing his tray on the tab

p at him, but Alex

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d closer and whispered something that mad

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red. "What's that

, stabbing his fork into

forget it - and