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“What’s the first thing on the list?”

“Think of things I genuinely like”

“What don’t you understand?”

“Well, is that a generalization? What exactly is it referring to?”

“Usually, when someone has an enemy, they try to one-up the enemy, better the nothing more than a follower There are lots of followers in the world; you’re not going to be one of theo on with my life and not worry about you when the ti that for me

“Still don’t get it?” Instead of tears, she was now looking up at me with confusion

“No, give me an example”

“Okay, Victoria drives a Mercedes, say, you don’t like Mercedes, but to one-up her, you think you need to have the same car, maybe a different color, even a different model But what if you really like Honda? Which one would you choose?” She creased her brow and bit her lip

“See, even someone as smart as you are, have to think it over when the answer is so obvious You get the one you like; it’s the one that will give you the most pleasure If you concentrate on what the ene, you lose yourself in them Every situation in life is different The one cos, be true to yourself The best defense in life is doing and being who you want to be, not what soiving ht

“What if I like the Bugatti Type 40?”

“You, what did you just say?” She scrunched up her shoulders like she thought I was mad at her “You know cars?”

“Not really; that’s the car my mom left me” Does she even knohat that is?

“Where is it?”

“It’s in the garage at horandma said no, it was mine It’s part of mom’s family inheritance, so dad can’t touch it either I’hteen, but…"

She shrugged her shoulders, then got a playful look on her face to hide the sadness

“Okay, that’s cars, but I ” It took nize the shift in the air

“Are you flirting withher head—my mistake