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"Jesus, Raleigh, I ran into her Chill the fuck out," the guy said as he bent down to get e well-defined h laughed, but it sounded"She’s mute, Nash And she’s Brady’s cousin So you can stop with the chivalrous thing She ain’t your type"

Then, from behind me: "Don’t be a bitch, babe" That voice I froze I knew that voice Nodon’t let it be

"Brady’s got a cousin?" Nash asked as he stood up and held my books out to me

I was afraid to turn around and look Maybe I was irl beside uy who kissed uy like that kiss another girl when he already had a girlfriend? Wasn’t he a good guy deep down? I had convinced myself of that all weekend while I replayed our kiss over and over

I tried to look unaffected as I took ainst ain It was hiaze to my books I didn’t want to look at anyone I knew et over this surprise in private

Myto look at, but Brady’s o I did"

But he hadn’t stayed away Did he know Brady had madenow like he didn’t know me at all? What a jerk! I’d let hi? I wasn’t noruy had a pretty face My father had a pretty face too, and not once had my mother been able to trust him I was sain

"What’s that supposed to uy Ito look at Like I said," he repeated

He was being cruel to her on purpose and using er simmered inside me It was times like this, I wanted to speak No, I wanted to yell! But I wouldn’t

My face was hot from embarrassment, fury, and disappointment I wished Brady had waited onout my school map in the lanced down the hall both ways, trying to decide the best escape route

"She’s rowl "I don’t knohy I put up with you I could have anyone Anyone, West Do you realize that?"

West His nairl needed to know the name of her first kiss, yet I wish I didn’t I wanted to wash hiht from my memory completely