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they were emotional support objects. I barely slept, my dreams

d I had barely opened my laptop, when someone dropped

in, loudest human on the pl

ht because how else does it stay bouncing like that? Meanwhile I

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t my laptop slow

pened now

ws: gossip that shakes the entire school or gossip that so

ng everything is fine, it's cute, but it never means good news

always brings up my "perfect boyfriend" makes me susp

hing, half annoyed. "Everybody keeps asking if you two are s

the window. I mean, imagine if people judged yo

ically, emotionally, spiritually, we can't b

f you don't post,

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p closer "Right,to

ion softer than usual "You okay though? Yo

how do I explain distracted w

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push it, the bell rang. Nai stood up, fixing h

was trying to read my thoughts but

right now ar

phie's usern

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ave nothing to

ing me a look like s

off, her ponytail swinging li

ore I opened my laptop again. My heart was beating s

even loaded, my phon

n. My stomach dropped to my knees and

ificati

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th it a name

h my face. I couldn't believe it. My brai

, splashing more water on my face. The droplets went into

e she even k

at part like I was

picture on the app was blurry because Maya

xygen and pushed the

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r 12 boys who normally acted like their fathers owned the whole school s

nd it rolled across the floor dramatically and no

ormal, but my heartbeat was still going "KUNG KUNG K

were glued to so

e a rebel," so

d Sophie walked in