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"No"

"Do anything?"

"No, nothing like that"

"Then why are you here?"

"I’s

He stared at me for several rewif he was on the verge of rejecting me God, did I seem desperate?

"What’s your name?" he then asked

"Kate," I answered

He nodded slowly, his eyes looking thoughtful "Kate," he repeated, like he was tasting it on his tongue "I’ve seen you around, you know"

My cheeks heated and I gaped at him in surprise "Really?"

His lips twitched "Surprised?"

"Yes"

"You can’t be serious You turn heads, but I bet you knew that already"

I shookto keep my eyes locked to his "I don’t notice"

He chuckled wryly "Well, you do You got ot here, and all the ti around ca blonde hair, and not that platinu real blonde hair"

I didn’t respond for athis inexplicable pleasure coursing through ht I was

"I’ my face

I nodded "I know"

His brows shot up "You know?"

"Yeah"

He seemed a little pleased by that, maybe just as pleased as I was "How old are you?"

"Nineteen"

"Not froht?"

"No, I’m from the North end"

He didn’t look surprised "Near the New Raven Square?"