The Diary of An Overthinker

ed inside. The smell of old books and lemon cleaning spray hit her nose, a smell she lo

New books just came in, three big

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get to work, when a loud BANG c

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ing): "Wow.

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books from evil shelves,

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gs. Like, the uglier the better. My favo

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have to listen to Emily talk a

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orror): "She

ed as she

sighing dramatically every time Emily said something. At one

lip to keep

books, her eyes kept drifting to the back of the library. Josh

owing her gaze): "Yo

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ave her a knowin

her glance. Emily tossed her hair over her shoulder, giggling at

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out snails. Big deal. Josh literally laughed at my 'broodin

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my brain

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to her bed, and groaned into her pillo

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judges me,"