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“I don’t want to talk about it”

A pause

“Okay But we’re still going to study, right? I’ll see you on Monday?”

I shrugged At thebut stare across the water andin being a lame and sorry ass A few an to think about what had just happened And with those thoughts came a bit of shame

“I guess you’re probably not used to the kind of scene you just saw at e her reaction She tucked a long piece of hair behind her ear and chewed on her lower lip for a few seconds I’d noticed it before, but irl had a nice mouth

“You’d be surprised,” she whispered

“Really?” I somehow doubted that The Jenkinses were the poster family for Pleasantville, USA

“Really,” she repeated, turning fully so that she was facing me She was inches away, and that sweet suive Everly props for et the reason I was out here in the first place, because right now, in this moment, all I could think about was how soft her mouth looked

And how a she smelled

She licked that incredible ht that maybe she was nervous

“I’m no different from anyone else My family is no different In fact, you’d probably be shocked if you knew the truth” Her voice caught, but she cleared her throat “We’re all hiding so, Trevor None of us are perfect”

There was soh her words, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her

“What are you hiding?” I asked before I could help myself

She gave a s “Meet me at the library on Monday and maybe I’ll tell you”

We stared at each other for a long tih for the swans to get curious and h for slisten across her forehead