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st plain, normal for the

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ength mirror and a l

ke it should work.

fel down. I placed my phone on the couch and

ace that comes when I stare at all my medals and remem

ll I crave and no

ming numb and so I began to knead gently. My shoulders still felt t

shower, wrapped in a warm hoodi

ia

e phone on speaker and

could picture him dancing and grinding

loud?" I asked,

you should too but you're too comfor

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ckground. "But rules are meant to be broken!" "Coach is gonna be piss

bbing a clean pair of socks. "And trust m

am said. "Everyone's her

d that's something we

s." The pounding music from his end was sickening a

bed. "I'm no

neve

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literally c

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it's

ground. A bunch of them joined in, chan

ssure," I

" Liam said

er my breath. "I'm

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to the next

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e the details for our next outing a

if we just showed up at

t I know he can be crazy but th

wou

t open t

we knock r

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groaned dr

are childre

e us," Li

hat's something I'll s

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still smiling a

m." they

hun

. It was leftover rice pudding and I didn't care what it tasted like. I leaned against the counter and stared a

said I looked confused and

princess or

h, i

olling through my mode

ns. "Your face is in this week's feature,

was me. Dark lipstick.

gnize myself -

room,my body hummed at the sight of the b

hand along the fabric. Dresses. Je

ves. On

I hadn't worn yet. It was a lovely dress a

the mirror and s

ch," I w

r one box. Too cold to be a pageant queen.

e and it made people realize the

any

ne buzz

r. I stared at

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d over the scree

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