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Nausea knots hed at In fact, I craved the opposite I wanted to be s ers circle ain "Don’t be upset I can make this better For one year, don’t you want to be soirl?"

Sadness sinks past my defenses and creates an ache of pain, but then a flash of anger whips through h trees I tilt toward hiirl!"

"When did you stop? New clothes don’t change who you are, but I can help"

He said it Out loud My fingers form into a fist I should hit him I should throw a punch into his face and hurt hiet you another drink" His grip on htens and his thumb slowly moves across my pulse point His touch sickens me "And we’ll talk"

"Leave s like I crushed hithe ri tothis wrong Doing this wrong I swear, I’ to ain--afraid the girls fro like hyenas I desperately try to cling to the anger, but it slips through ertips

I turn and there’s Addison The elation that was on her face wanes as her eyes crazily take s burn and I want so badly to curl into a ball and cry, but I can’t Not in public Not with everyone gawking

When she spots Kyle, she rolls her shoulders back "What did he do?"

"Nothing," I say, and I’uys who ask an, who’s all smiles and tries to snatch my hand to join her and another friend Past tables and chairs I run pastcalled by multiple people

I need air I need to disappear I need out of Snowflake and out of my home and out of this life and out of my skin and just out, and with a push of my hands on the door, I aainst the blacktop, but then the door bangs shut and my heart jumps No, I went out a side door Not the front door I spin and raze the smooth steel where a handle should be It’s a security door and I’ht, but no one is around to hear

To the right is a Dumpster To the left is another alley Both are shadowed I choose left and pray once I reach the corner there will be light But as I go to walk, the world becomes disoriented I throwseeain?"