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l happened to my break

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check that it is locked, I trip over my bag and crash into the door with my side. I cle

at my door, followed by a const

d better get your ass downstairs and start cooking before I tear yo

dy for school and will be d

g back down the staircase. With a sigh of r

ave a bruising..."

I had more fashionable attire to wear, I'd be more confident in my appearance. Tim bought all my clothing at a s

o shouted at neighborhood kids who let their ball drift in the yard. On his best days, he p

king time, what's better than pre-cooked meats and eggs? No other option will be available to him other than to consume the food I

Tim cranking up the volume, I can hear the newscaster describing a missing girl in a town not far away. As I rotate the sausages, the meteorologist switches over. He mention

in Mic

nees was preserved by a miracle: cold weather. He couldn't get close to me because he couldn't use his knees to support himself. When I thin

patiently waiting for me as I peer out the window. I grab my book bag, put on my tennis shoes, and dash out the door

o go until it arrived at school. My eyes were drawn to the beauty of the school and its surroundings as we approached it. It was almost as if it was a school

of communicating with her and it was eating me alive. Her school year starts about

nd the faded and beaten, green lockers. The outside of the school did not help with the worn-down insides it contained. The dull, yellow walls had flyers taped to them wherever a student could reach and the once white tiles were no

meone as though I'm in the midst of a scavenger hunt, gazing at a paper map and glancing up to see where I'm hea

dn't help but be charmed by her beauty. Shock spread over her face as she stared at me with her green eyes, which were neither light nor

e realizes she's being stared at. 'I'm Susi," sh

takes a deep breath. I lift the side of my lips in a "caught red-handed" smile. "That obvious, huh?

aight- forward question, she becomes excited. Her excitement shone t

hand and takes off towards the hallway I'd missed. She turns aroun

's

bright it was

er number is G51. Go ahead and get situa

e of joy and vitality. Our future friendship will blossom into something special in no time at all. It's my first day

first class of the day. Over my shoulder,

w beaming with happiness. This girl is unden

g a new friend and having such a wonderful experience doing so, has