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"What?"

"I hed

"That bitch, Penny?"

"Yeah, Penelope I titty fked her and now she thinks we’re an iteone down recently"

"Yeah" I groaned "I fked up"

"What you going to do?"

"Dunno" I sighed and then heard o So up and walked quickly to the front and opened the door "Hi"

"Hi" Clementine nodded and stared at me with a frown "Can I come in?"

"Sure" I opened the door wider and she walked in

"You look beautiful today" I smiled at her and took in her appearance

"Cut the crap" She rolled her eyes "What’s going on?"

"What?" I frowned "I can’t tell you that you look beautiful?"

"Last week I was Big Bertha This week I’m Cindy Crawford?"

"I never said you were Cindy Crawford" I shrugged and she laughed

"Dude, I don’t knohat’s going on" She sighed "Why did you leave yesterday and then ignore all of my calls and texts?"

"My phone was off"

"Why?"

"I just needed to think?"

"Did I scare you?" She stepped towards me "Is this too much for you?"

"Is what too much?" I stared at her in confusion Was she worried about ?

"I know you don’t want a relationship, Rhett That’s fine I don’t want one either We’re friends with benefits That’s cool"

"That’s what you want?" I frowned

"This is what is right for us You don’t do relationships and, well, this works" She shrugged "I don’t need more from you"

"I see" I felt inexplicably hurt by her words

"There’s so you should know" She started and then paused for a second

"What?" I took a step towards her and reached for her face, unable to stop ot into Harvard" She bit her lower lip "And I got a scholarship"

"Oh?" My heart stopped

"So I can go" Her eyes lit up "Are you excited for …" I took a deep breath "I don’t knohat to say"

"Say you’re happy for me"

"I’m not happy for you" I took a step away froether"

"There’s only a year left" She took a deep breath "It’s not for long"

"Why are you going then?" I glared at her

"Because I need to give myself the best start" She looked away "I need a fresh start"

"Why do you need a fresh start?"

"It’s just…" She sighed "Let’s not talk about this now"

"So you’re definitely going"

"I have no reason to stay, Rhett" She sighed "We’ll still see each other I o our oays soon"

"I wasn’t planning on going anywhere" I frowned and walked to the couch "But hey, blaht This is all my fault Hey, Rhett doesn’t do relationships, let etBoston with my new jerk of a boyfriend" I jumped back up and stared at her, her jaas open in shock and her eyes were shocked "But why the hell not? I don’t have feelings right? I’ hatever you want Let’s watch slutty maids, sure Clementine, let’s watch a bunch of maids, let’s kiss, sure Cleinity, sure Cleht of your life" I stared at her "But hey forget s What do I matter? I’m here just to make you feel better"

"Rhett" She walked towardsabout? I’ve never made you think that you were in my life, just to please me"

"Why didn’t you tell Penelope about us?"