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otifications, no more agonizing over his every move. I would use these last few days, these precious moments

d and vast. I heated up a can of soup, eating it slowly, the blan

I are having a romantic dinner, and the

ottle of wine, and a plush hotel room with a rose petal

on party. I hesitated. I was leaving the state soon, starting a new life. Thi

e. "Do you think Cole will show u

"He won't

don't know he rejected me. They d

ting through my mind. I saw Cole, the first time I ever truly noticed him,

ould I have understood the boundaries sooner? The most painful part, I realized, wasn't the rejection itself,

illed with the ghosts of our past. Just a few more days. I needed to get rid

the stairs when the front door opened. Col

"Where are you going with that?" His

"Just getting rid of some old things. I'm moving

o a pile of donate-ables by the door. Not even a second glance at the contents. My heart sank.

be moving into the dorms. I'll call the admi

n my mouth. He only cares about her convenience, not my fu

ard Isabela' s soft voice drif

he's an adult now. She ne

hen continued to my room. Yes, I am