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ool here. Our eyes meet for a long second before I turn around and run. I run as hard as my legs allow it. I had to go away and

hat I never saw so bright before in my life. I start running again, but in the hurry, my legs dysfunction and

uld hurt yourself.' I know

head to toe. I was wearing a long black dress with tights and my old Ni

he was two years older than me. We met during detention and we started talking. He liked my drawings. For someone who doesn't trust people easily and doesn't ta

s met. I now noticed he was wearing fake glasses and the black hair was a wig. I recognize the eyes instantly.

ulian is Samuel's mystery date. Sam is dat

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softener fall behind a small chest. The ledge wasn't even closed off, because I was never meant to find it. It leads all the way to my closet. I press myself into the small space and crawl to the laundry room. I close the hatch behind me. If you were wo

g sort of balcony that leads to a big staircase in the middle of it. Yes the kind of staircase you only see in houses of mi

id and I should turn around. How could I forget about the alarms? Now I was never going to make it. Think. Think. Think Shelly. With my eyes closed I thi

met him, but somehow it felt like he was here with me, helping me get to my high school dance. My

irst time in my life. It kind of scared me to be in the dark. I had seen a lot of

uncle in seconds if they saw me. Thankfully I was really thin and I could fit through the bars at the back of the garden. The garden looked so much different in this time of day. Walking through the bushes and th

walked into the gym where the dance was. I went to the restroom first. I was wearing black sweats and a black sweater, not something I would wear to a dance. Thankfully the restroom was empty and I took off my sweater and sweatpants hiding my black tights and dress undern

rees that were decorated with twinkling lights. For a high school that didn't have money for good books, furniture or even laptops to work on, I was surprised how well decorat

red me, what made him laugh. 'I didn't think you would come. Safe me a danc

trouble, now it seemed his boyfriend was the same. I never met his boyfriend,

aside to get to me. She ran towards me and wrapped her arms around me. I tried so hard not to flinch when sh

hear me over the music, so I didn't even try. 'Come, I will take you to the front. Soraya and Lauren are there. Do you want something to drink? Oh,

needs. Someone like me. I just didn't talk at all. I'm no mute. I just didn't talk. That's it. They have tried me talk for years, they eve

onds. Her mother's African roots made her a dark beauty. She was my only friend. My best friend since the day I met her a few yea

here was a small stage where some girl from school was singing. A boy was playing guitar and another was playing on a keyboard. So

efore. I never listen to music either. Suddenly this felt like a stupid idea. W

or a hour. Then I had to pee. Lauren got us drinks every ten minutes. I never drank that much and tried to stop her from getting drinks

eth McCain, my high school bully and one of a twin had pushed me against the

her that name because she was friends with me and actually tries them to stop bullying me. But I was alone now. They knew it, I knew it. Leaving was no option. Suddenly the door of the restroom went ope

eyes met one that where green as grass. It was only for a long second, but I knew instantly who th