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"What are you doing here?" As if she just announced the end of ties of the notebook I pushwith Paige’s as she steps out from the main door of the house She looks so pissed at first, but then she glances over her shoulder at the girl I was just speaking to This girl is way too invested in our conversation

"Biology notes Thought youup the notebook with one hand, handing it to her, and glancing over her shoulder noticeably so she knows this conversation--it isn’t private

"Oh," she says, sucking in her bottoe "Thanks"

An aard pause develops over the next several seconds, and it feels a lot like torture--no, it’s actual torture--long seconds that tick by slowly, like the way everything feels when I’ at ht her notebook back, and perhaps also glad I gave her the option ofat uy and dad

And then there are these little flits ofatat ht play out in h, in a full sentence, I feel pretty stupid

"Yeah, so…I’down the steps I should turn around, but now I’ve walked backward for a good six or seven strides, and I know I’amble I won’t trip and fall on my ass in front of her I could turn around coirl, the one very e

Once I clear the steps, I spin around and pick upI’m all done Just had to deal with some personal shit

It’s sort of a lie, and Casey’s been my best friend for years; he knows I have mountains of personal shit to deal with--I’ over for dinner later

ME: See you at 5

When he doesn’t write back, I figure he otten busy I move to put my phone in my back pocket, but stop when it buzzes one last ti snarky written back But instead, the nue I see tellsin art And your farraph Not cool

I s down the street with the growing grin on my face But I can’t help it; I love that she wrote back

Dalad she wrote back I type a quick response

ME: Actually, I am an art major That’s a nize it