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“Just think about it,” he tellswill come to you”

I narrow ht about it at all is mildly offensive”

He sobers “No, I know that you have, but soet to think about the tonore them”

“You know, you’re pretty smart for a jock”

He throws his head back and laughs “Thanks, I think”

Music begins to play fro position and hold o”

He takes athers up our trash to throay in the other

Together, we irl,in front of the fountain that marks the center of the park Her hair is a rainbow of colors and she sings with all the love and passion I wish I had for so Her eyes are closed and she’s so absorbed in the athered around her

I sray-haired man reaches for his wife’s hand and places his other at her waist She beams up at him, clearly still as in love with hio, and they dance to the music

I look away and back to the girl, swaying slightly to the beat of the music

Finally, I can’t take the itch beneath er

I step out of my heels and hand them to Xander “Hold these”

“What are you up to?” He narrows his eyes on me

I don’t tell him I show him

I run for the fountain and cry out with joy as I step into the cold water Soet out, but for the moment, all I want to do is be crazy