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POV: My onli

she did and didn't recogniz

ays thought transfer students were supposed to l

Yeah, no. She looked like she walked out of a dramat

stare. Someone bumped into a locker because they weren't looking and

is whole face rearranged itself like someone punched him. Hi

ng to him, and Max shoved him lightl

cess any of that, Maya

e you seen the new girl? Why is she that hot? Why

ya.

up just texted me." She shoved her phone in my eyeballs. "They said she looks l

ke she beats people up for fun," and M

s lived loudly inside h

e breathe,"

d back. "Can you see her? She l

alm down, when Max suddenly stood way too cl

e he was trying to claim me or pr

hed me like t

too much,"

use

he acti

while Charles crossed his arms behind him, noddi

g!" Charles

intere

plain some

ping up around the h

he a

looks d

she's

he has t

" which was physically impossible because she arrived literall

r eights ran p

s so cool, I'm

ly what my heart needed while

terrogate anyone,

who's at Bridg

hie was texting me while I s

phie wasn't staring at me

opped straigh

? Why t

y single possible nightma

re me? Does Max know her? Does Sophie know that I k

ho suddenly realizes she is not the

air, but before I could even ask what was

t sweet and it felt like a s

and someone

rd a phone ca

n for a second. His eyes snapped straight

ing to run out of my body, everythin

k to Max's side like glue. If I acted normal, maybe n

a asked, her eyebrow raised li

said too fast,

y are you holding Ma

d it immediately and laughed, a l

just

ny way she does, when she's

then uncrossed,

, then at me like she was trying t

amatic anymore

at scared me mor

low, dramatic way villains walk in movies, Max looked tense beside

aid, oddly quiet and walked

unded, but I didn't have time to think abo

excu

rt slammed i

something about the way she looked at me, like sh

and her eyes did this tiny shine

was reading me be

e said,

know