Lily: The return of happiness

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had been turned upside down. The police had given up on the case, and "Marcus"

stant knocked so

meeting with the in

ere I stood on the floor-to-ceiling windows of

urning around.

smiling and shaking hands, but my mind was elsewhere. I couldn't shake

I sighed in relief. I needed to

rest of the day off and headed

a slap in the face, and f

headed? I

keep wa

tine since the diss

in that tunnel, bu

, even went as far to hire mercenar

e point at that jerk "Mar

s rivals, he couldn't p

ds at the station,

, I knew "Marcus" was somehow co

solid e

paying attention to where I was going, until I

ering what had

I'm clearly l

en, I

s and raven-black hair, walkin

heart stopped.

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ked down the steps, her eyes scanning the

he same bright smile, the

zen in time, the g

t, we just star

, the girl's eyes dropped, and she

eathe, couldn't think. All I could do was stand there, s

ed to soak through my clothes

ar sights of the high school. What I'

kly made my way back to

hat girl. I needed to know if she

back home, I think my life was about to change i

g past the high school again and again, hopi

outside the school, watching

ly saw her again. She was walking out of t

atched her, feeling like I was

of his car and followed her, keeping a safe di

would haunt me forever.

s, my heart was beating in a funny

tions aren't what I can

e school? Why I'm I

not some high sc

interest s

his girl is my secon