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Razor screams confidence The way he talks The way he walks The way he stands It’s like he doesn’t care about anyone or anything and I wish I could be him

"Then why the astronomy lesson?"

There’s a pain inI’ve learned to live by The one that’s kepttortured It’s the voice that has les of school hallways Stay quiet Stay unknown Hide who you are Keep yourself safe

But tonight was for risks I was supposed to break out of irl full of life Maybe the clock hasn’t struck ht "I caoes blank, and it’s clear out of all the things he was expecting me to say, that wasn’t it He scratches his jaw and my lips twitch at his baffled expression I confused a biker There should be points to be won for this

"Did that happen?" he asks in a low voice

I shake h I danced and danced and danced to the point uy eased close enough--his body practically on e to raise ranted

In the end, I wussed completely out

"Why would you want to co like that?" he demands

"People do it"

"What?"

"Kiss"

He nods like he understands what I’ to mention That people at school and TV and books and movies show that people kiss just to do it and it’s normal and obviously I’m not normal My lips squish to the side I bet Razor’s beyond norirls

Razor inches towardht you’d be the type who only kissed sos for"

"Because I’m a prude? Because I’m weird?"

"No, because you coh"

"That’s ical one"

Razor appears unhappy with my response, but his happiness isn’tso in love with so anytian’s borrowed dress The dress is gorgeous and I love it, but Kyle was right I’ dress-up, just like I did at orientation I’ silence at school, visiting the bar was a different type of escape I thought I had the courage to be ret it," he says