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Why is it that the bad boys are so attractive? I hoped Ryan was attractive!

But I shouldn’t go down that path He’s all the way in Alaska If I got my hopes up, they’d probably be dashed Plus with the lockdown, neither one of us is going anywhere

And the worst part of it was that even if I did find out Ryan was attracted, I didn’t think I could actually be attracted to hi about anyone except for Phil

“I can’t get over all the restaurants being closed We’re trying to support the Soe amount of taxes just to open their doors”

“So weird your taxes aren’t helping the small businesses stay open Seem slike a waste of taxes”

“Why? You don’t pay taxes there?”

“Actually, people in Alaska get a payout for the government just to live here,” he revealed “It’s pretty sweet”

“Wow, I never knew that,” I confessed “There’s so est state”

“Yeah, it’s pretty awesome I mean, it’s a lot of wilderness You have to be careful People get stuck out in the snow or mauled by bears or wolves You can die out here if you’re foolish”

“OMG!”

“But most people aren’t foolish You follow the safety tips, do what you need to do and you’ll be fine”

“That’s sounds so crazy So like, did you ever come out of your house and see a bear on your front lawn?” I asked

“We don’t have a front lawn More like a front forest But yeah I alking toat the trash I hopped in my car, locked the door and called my parents Told them it was out there They said it was fine and that I should just go to school”

“That was it?!”

“Yeah, he went away and that was it”

“Wow I think I would scream,” I confessed

“You probably wouldn’t want to do that,” he responded “You don’t want to spook them or draw attention to yourself Like any other wild animal, you can’t predict what they’ll do But usually, unless they’re wounded or sick, they’ll leave you alone And if you ever see cubs, run!”

“Why? Aren’t they harmless?”

“The et away before she sees you!”

“You’re having so many adventures I feel like I’m trapped in my own life,” I texted back

“Isn’t everyone sort of trapped in their own life?” Ryan asked “One time, a wolf came into the yard I just squirted it with the hose and he ran away”

“You have hoses? I thought it was frozen there all the time”