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“Lily?” Her name slowly falls from my lips

A sain I’m rendered speechless The si at her, and it’s a stark re that I’ll never be able to get back Still, I can’t stop lued to her face, taking in every breathtaking inch of her

“I just wanted to co into her eyes “I’m a new student here I just moved into the dorms” She takes a step forward, closer toaway from her face, I drink in her body

The last time I saw her, she was only a child Atails in her hair and barbie dolls in her s sister, of her parents, while I wasthe loss of my world

She’s not a child any froets close enough for me to catch a whiff of her Coconuts and jasmine; exotic and forbidden I force rown up now, but in my eyes, she’ll always be Amy’s little sister

“You’re a student here?” I ask, trying to keep my voice even

“Yes, starting classes next week,” she beams at me

“Wow, that’s crazy… I reat,” I say, stu before I stickstupid

“Yeah, I can’t really believe it lad to finally be out ona scholarship The dorms are really nice, by the way, and I like my roommate”

“That’s areat school… and the new dean is a softly, the sound vibrating through me, and I don’t understand what it does toI haven’t felt in so long that I don’t re down, I try to cohter