REJECTED BY MY FIRST LOVE, CHASED BY THE CAMPUS KING

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ROMEO!

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ested."Your arm will su

, but a smile tu

students who had spent the past hour screaming his name. As the leader of one of the most popular

niversity belonged to him

he ap

to make me question whether we were attendi

ark hair falling carelessly across his forehead. His band members

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te fantasies about, but he was stranger who returned phone, nothing more

Kiara decided future depended on attending every concert he performed. Unfortuna

think I'm in love." "With Romeo King?" I asked. She considered. "His voice, specifica

rofessor of love," I said. "Romeo sings like man who knows how to break heart," she said. "Have you ever spoken t

ght her. "Careful!" I said. "I am careful," she p

ed she could walk alone while Kiara argued shoes were too expensive for uneven walkways at night. At one point, Bella stoppe

ashion emergency and make everyone laugh. And then there was Seraphina Ellis, fourth roommate, who would rather

omfortable before changing into my nightwear. Kiara was half-asleep when she opened one eye. "

"Promise first," she insisted. "I promise to co

medical notes, trying to focus. From the Outside, the campus grew

f notebook. Darian Blake. I traced edge with thumb gently. Three years of keeping secret that bec

ything, because I realised hardest thing about loving someone wasn't waiting, it was possibility you

nce with juniors. "Bella, do you think he even notices me?" I whispered later. Bella squeezed my hand and said, "Eliana, he will notic