When darkness touches light

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h a sense of lightness I hadn't felt in days. Maybe it was the quiet sleep. Maybe it wa

to a smile on my face. People glanced my way as they always did-cu

until I

Car

f his basketball buddies. His laughter was loud, too

he called, h

ly and walked faster.

er me. "Wait-

hing inside me tensed,the closer he got, the more I felt that strange pull again

ease. What

ed into the school building,

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gnore

ut ign

e? Maybe pretend that we hadn't had that weird moment last wee

just... walked awa

, clapping me on the shoulde

. Something about her silence

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ay dr

s blurred into the next. I barely

was the look on his face

ed that I

ait around. I slipped out of the scho

stretched long across the pavement. I was

tst

. The leader had a sneer on his face

ty thing.

't slo

her boy moved closer. "Maybe w

m reached

d red, just for a secon

e cut throu

her

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know why I

I was worried, And c

ys corner her, some

I said again,

her looked up. "

me," I said,

. I could tell they weren't scar

ill, eyes cold

said, "

didn't

alked off, muttering in

I turned to her. "You

yebrow. "I can

to hide the shake in my voice.

t need

But I w

e. Then, with a small sigh, she

led.

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ence, keeping his distance

is heartbeat.

could've taken all three of those boys

mat

's street. I paused b

s it,"

lright. See y

sita

nod

OSH C

said

word, but it fel

away, trying not t

ylie Wren was more

s dang

nted to