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Chapter One

Max

I wanted her as mine Always

I knew that as soon as I saw her, the new girl with the sandy-blonde hair, the shy expression on her face, and the way she looked around the class as though she was scared of us And in thatwould be okay, and that I’d protect her

Ifor the first time in my life when I looked at her, when our teacher introduced her to the class

Abigail

Her name was so pretty, just like her

She had these big blue eyes, her lips pink and full I wondered if her mom let her wear lipstick

My thoughts were broken up when the teacher had her sit right next to me

I tried hard not to sood too, like cotton candy bubblegum, the kind that was pink and blue and was really bad for your teeth but just tasted so good you didn’t care if it was

I bet she’d give me cavities she was so sweet

I looked over at her, her head downcast as she stared at the stack of books sitting on her desk The fall of her blonde hair hid her face from me, but her features were already etched in et what she looked like, ever

“Hi, I’m Max”

She turned her head and looked ather hair to put it behind her ear “Hi I’ail”

Her voice was soft and low, but it was so pretty-sounding My heart was beating really hard and fast, and I wondered if she could hear it

“Where did you move fro back at me

“Chicago”

I nodded like I knew all about Chicago, even though I didn’t I’d never been there before and didn’t know anything about it