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ved Colby Russell. I was too

my feelings

my diary was passe

ears. Colby, however, stood up

t I wrote

tly in love wit

e self-study class, he

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and nodded wit

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mom. And h

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h m

, tapping his long

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and obediently moved to

mate, Ryann Andrews. He would ask me to

for

irtation

while his ex-girlfrie

o impre

the girls se

ch

mates began

gotten u

d Colby and Ryann giggling

on

ss

st

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d my back. But I didn't have

an e

he te

ld. He was givi

plummeted

ere dating, he

y first kiss. You can

kissing o

out it, I w

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ka

idday break, I couldn't solv

appeared at the windo

ed back to nudge

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had no response. They were

w anx

d him agai

acher's

ext s

ifted his head from a p

were filled wi

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p

seemed to have morning grumpine

an, Colby's deskmate. He w

e had bandages on

ced to transfer to our scho

e and seemed t

'm

ry.

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xt sec

teacher w

raid to be discovered to have changed my

ly ducked under Nathan's j

nt, Nathan sudden

ket, we were

s eyelashes brushed

eyes. My heart be

re you

ght. He seemed t

his breath was a

hh

aded

's footstep

hroat as the teacher

t speak

eacher's footsteps faded aw

eathed a sig

lift the jacket and lea

art j

me. You're

almost i

ughed mischiev

would you

ou

ssed and angry. I

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u bite me l

got m

rs

te mark was glaringly obv

ldly. "And why did y

to take adva

spond, fee

, I stood up and switche

k for the res

ol, Colby

nd said, "Leanna, are yo

t into another

just

you prov

antly, pointing acc

your busines

ook him off and walked

ng on a crutch. He was smoking wi

mine. I was scared a

at

that

e Colby's

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t height

even bite

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look back an

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day, he was

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n as he joined our school. So h

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ly fight against

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heard that day, thinking that Natha

r a few seconds, I

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d me and then tur

voice was hea

concerned

ask me d

round and

..

what to say

ght was that

a sigh

feel sorr

raid that I

y mind. He played with a m

ame in your fights

voiced m

nvolved or have anyon

expressionless, "I don

I involve

rl

want to be associated

embarrassed

ght me a

on't bother the g

s infuri

ou

ed me since I was a little girl

rything to be ove

all

W

I lie

d at me,

his lighter, pres

nded it

, leaned down, an

as he looked at me. His Adam's appl

e turned away. I didn't know

lea

sa

the railing, imp

hter and quickly heade

at

re you

ad teacher's v

led and ran

s, Nathan's seat

than got caught smoking. T

s empty seat,

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directly caused h

lby turned

switch seats w

and moved to his si

ha

gh

anor was a li

pect me to be s

ing from behind for a while. Th

ant

dle

at Colby. I did not un

did

lun

seemed to be sure that I w

in my mind but

a mo

some notes and walked

ow blood sugar. I was

that he just wan

years. Everyone sa

He just couldn't accept the fact tha

accept it? But

find a way

o garlic. Just c

to the

te picky, a

ndor r

st s

ld, only to find him and my

hands, covered wit

e noodles i

problems, there was a su

not a

d was about to giv

threw hers

she's pret

s sh

ck sore when

issing y

ll so n

h

br

ld sweat breaking

t out under the uniform and

ann

at me with

nd and handed the noo

nood

d over, I suddenly

rst time happily, I hoped he

ied that the noodles would get cold on the w

hurt himself as h

another girl, sp

uldn't find any word

utterl

tears and starte

n frustration, I threw down m

n, I sat in a d

n crutches, standing

eacher fol

ass, he nonchalantly began rea

n't smoke. Don't lea

against me, as long as you c

made everyone bu

remely angry. He wished

her and was moved to th

athan has decided to mend

sit with Nathan a

buried thei

er. But Nathan's g

y's back, my hea

l, he would flirt with h

sed my hand

d at me with a

frowne

isag

at me and direc

n't know whether to keep ra

t get a s

her glar

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agged out

t a cri

e in my

ious. He threw chal

with others. What reason do you hav

g. He glanced at m

turbs my

ass burst in

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dare object again, you'll wri

y concluded, giving h

to the last row, si

hought about it, the more aggriev

't w

isturb yo

emotion on his face. "Do you w

xcited and e

spee

g. I'm not

eemingly i

u even

him, my

t as broad-minde

t, then suddenly smir

heck out the men

ou

his words and m

n. A short girl

ou have

ung out with Na

calmly

t and have no ri

ere left s

're

not even

think I'

win

s fell

ly not a guy to

and was more determin

attended the class. We h

that day, Colby

going t

of sitting with a t

re some kind of s

drop and you can'

ll r

t

ized me a

n't sit

hind you and watch

human too.

van

s stu

time we had such

ry, standing there

ring his voice, "Leanna, I told yo

like you

liking me, why were

questio

ually

ust a gam

he

cr

. When she saw me crying hard, she

he

o

ou marry C

with tears

rted me, holding me in her arms

u have

don't

be

come Colby's stepsister, we would be encouraging e

tormented m

most suf

ell is a

r you get along with

ng those words, but

ndeed nice. But I

nding classes as

ts, I was indeed a

ng as I didn't provoke him, we

learer, I marked a cle

on your side. If t

elong

ka

agreed

is physics workbook over and

o

me fin

l y

ou

know wh

. Tomorrow, you'll draw a line between us and nothi

challen

hat d

nt

you help me with my homew

ways take adv

gh

oad-minded. If you

aking advantage of

you with yo

workbook and

couldn't win

d awake, watching me with satisfaction.

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writ

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too

t look li

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make it look

my hand with the pen,

scratch

ould feel his warm ches

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him, holdin

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at the li

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d my head in the homewo

lazily resting a

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den

cus

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bit co

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nch of flowe

at Nathan. His

as goi

g it might be bette

t d

said

the girl,

didn't want to be involve

an also

llow you

artled me and made me caught b

sferred to another school without tell

herself over the

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are

ur girl

u forg

to karaok

cklace, perfume,

ent. He was indiffe

ou liked me and considered m

s that,

s on the ve

for a moment

anyone, including

ars. Every classmate l

d at his uniform and s

x h

e a glanc

te the Good

ng others so much

his hand, indicating

sa

re you

o

rest

nt crimson

don't go

cry. How coul

. I can't exa

n

t, the girl s

and s

at Nathan,

our new g

cluded

e be any

around us h

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kly de

shares a des

his girlfrien

to Nathan

at me without

word. Why won't he explain

piss

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ed

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pletely f

actually pee there. So I helped him out of the

y at ease. She didn't s

a he

and me started spr

ored

they were

th some homework from the teacher, I

such a flirt.

uces ev

t it. She's not even very

se guys

on't g

off, the face

cussed h

denly num

as about to throw m

re I cou

eing noticed, kicked the desk of t

t ar

in

urned to see Nathan's darkened

ken abac

returned to his usual noncha

a leg cramp

t'

es

tt

ann

s saw me

tily, pretending n

he homework in front of that

ispleased expressio

you h

y home

omework, finished it quickly

pen

ea

my penci

d to g

tro

uickly making

ed at me

el like goi

ck down, continu

hat's your

finally

it was a misu

them think I was

ring intently at him

ed back

up and walked over to

s your

ask

I

mantha

mmered, a bi

I'll rem

esk, forcing her to meet his gaze. "Yo

u lik

face turned brig

sked

at pos

or

doesn't go

ldly, "Be good. Don't let me hear any

t

ou

felt hu

ierce look and

her at that moment. But mostly, I

t, Nathan leisurely

Or you can change

bend for

down to sleep wi

further as I could s

k for the rest

t up abruptly and left

t hate

stuff and headed ou