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running to the film room. There were rolls and boxes of movies. I found a cor

ke," I told myself, bur

now his face even in my dreams, I was sure he was the one. I thought that Eleanor bullying me that f

d he find me? Wasn't I

feeling like I was trapped. I

" a voic

l. We weren't really close but we weren't really strange

, wiping at my t

t smile that used to sweep me off my feet. He pushed his blond hair away from his face. It had grown

ou doing?"

ing myself enough to

e to ask why you're crying

I choked

t academy and forgot all about us here in the small town. Yo

them to know about the bullying. I only posted pictures once in a while bec

st one when things sta

you been

school trips in other continents like you guys but it's still home. Still nice, I guess," Kane replied

asn't always hanging out with them. He was a bright stu

, I felt like I co

. "Come on. The great Daphne shouldn't be hiding around in a corner at

his face. He sensed my hesitat

with a little too much force and I ended up falling

he said, "It

. We couldn't even find seats at the back. Kane asked if I was okay standing. We ta

oticed the eyes

almost see that blue glow he had used to intimi

t being back home. I turned to Kane, "yo

e square right now. It's supposed to be a little gather

the ticket booth. But right now, Zachary Ackerman was in the theatre a

be gone for long. I followed Kane to the square, remembering how nice

terally. She invited me for a party, told me that it was a costume pa

res circulated BA app for days. I was a literal meme. After that, everything went to hell. I became bait for everyo

ove us and there was a giant Christmas tree in the middle, giving the square some so

something to drink," he

d for something to entert

rowning at the same time. It knocked the air out of my lungs. I turned,

inched, not because he was standing in front of me but because

back as he came to stand i

d I knew he felt the

s my