A LOVE MEANT TO BREAK

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ng. I am whole. Today

y, like it wasn't mine yet. They didn't always feel true, but they were mine

Faint lines of sunlight crept through the blinds, lighting

ll ache crawling up my spine. It was going to be one of

econd skin. I tugged it over my head, the soft fabric instantly hugging my face, s

e counter. Labeled with a sticky note and my name in my mom'

idn't blame her. We lived like ships pass

the window blurred like wet paint, and I let my thoughts drift away with it. I h

a punch to the gut. Laughter. Footsteps. Shouting. All too loud. I duck

Second hallway. Third locker

ightly from the morning chill... or maybe from the effort of

l. Sharp like kniv

e to look. I

cruelty, and apparently, the school's most decorated

ker and a chorus of laughter. My stomach

ways, had a sic

g, with those sharp eyes that could slice you open and smile while doing it. His

roke eye contact so fast it probabl

maybe

I slammed my locker shut and walked off befor

world. I had built

terest in stepp

w. Not