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“It must have been difficult for you to move out, huh?”

I can feel hiation, but I knew it had to happen eventually, and there’s never a good tie—so I just had to jump in with both feet and do it”

He’s brave I know he had to stand up to his parents in order to move out; you can’tin a house nohich requires money for rent and his share of utilities, plus food and furniture

“Obviouslyout—she’s beco onforfor Aunt Myrtle, who can be such a pain in the ass”

He says this all with a humorous chuckle

“I iine you are really helpful I wouldn’t want you to move out either”

“I guess…but they can’t keep row up eventually”

So true “Growing up sucks”

“Adulting sucks” Rohs

I roll to“Hey, who are you calling an adult?”

“Not us”

As I sigh and yawn, ht, Roman” I move ers touching the flesh on his arm

Wordlessly, he entwines his fingers in ht, Lilly”

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ROMAN

There’s so acadeht when the world is partying And by the world Ibut abuzz with excite in

For the first tioing to a baseball party on Jock Row

For the past few hours, they have been getting ready; first eating dinner, then showering, the blow dryer going on several times Eliza has been in and out of the pri down over the banister railing to her boyfriend about which blouse she should hat jeans