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promised my mom that I would be cooking our dinner tonight, but no thanks to Amber for

is maybe only my second or third time to consume more than a sip of alcohol in my entire life; because the reason is, I hate the tast

ssed lately, so my pretty friend took advanta

pologetic look at my companion, who's no

blown by a strong monsoon, and her rosy cheeks almost crimson. I nod my permission to the bus

she thinks has been flirting with her, and he's getting her all confused. I can tell, just with the way her eyes evade mine every time I ask her,

stuff with me again," I tease her with my face lighting up

we both laugh. She's definitely

bounce up and down on the sharp side of a knife just to get in her pants, but I don't know why this woman seems to be uninterested in everyone. She's the only real friend I have

tory homework. I then saw this girl slouched down on the floor against the last shelf with her eyes closed. Her cheeks were so flushed she almost looked like a pretty tomato. I squatted down and asked if she was okay; nothing. So I grabbed her by the shoulder and slightly shoo

pulled me towards her. My nostrils caugh

t unexpected thi

ked against my cheek sent chills a

. Before I could react, she projectile vomited all over my chest, soak

ry short, I took her to the clinic, and after giving her my number and making her promise to call me and let me know she was ok

rsing student. She had been to a party the night before the incident at the li

s been busier in the hospital, and we seldom see each other. Of course, she already made other friends

me between his toothy grin. He didn't inform me that he's coming over

y dad Henry are sitting at the dining table discussing somet

my mother's eyes as they catch mine. Maybe it is my l

r light brown eyes are bright and lovely as she f

smiles, her small eyes become even smaller, almost non-existent. She has so

fajitas and garlic rice. From the chuckle

He's living in the campus dorm but he doesn't like his roommate Karl, an obnoxious fatass who

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dom and independence. But in reality, that doesn't stop me from doing much of anything. Overall, I'm a boring girl who doesn't go out much and who prefers to stay home on

from another lame joke Curtis just told. I shake my head in amusement and conti

my fork a little tighter as I feel the cramps attacking again. It literally fee

and remember that the painkiller that I have b

ift to Curtis whose attention is now anchored on me, his forehead creasing in worry. He is sittin

it is getting worse this time. I excuse myself to the b

r bottle pressed against my lower abdomen. Do yo

, w

rus are in a damn race to see who's going to unload their deposits first. I want to poop and pee at the same time.

a knock on the door startles me. I know it's my mom

el her inching slowly towards the bed in the dark. The ma

ssful or emotional situation, it has always been my comfort. My eyes flicker and my min

e been having some

right. He

see her looking down at me with such tenderness on her beautifu

le jerk...

didn't you tell me?" Her voice is so sweet that I am relieved she knows, and

nd poke me, mutilate my body." And the worst, unspoken part is, I have to reveal my genitals to a st

ority. Yes,

apples in the supermarket if

s through my hair lovingly as

t told me you've been distracted at school for weeks n

her, the number of creases in my forehead increasin

ter up, flips the light back off, and bends down to kiss me on the cheek. I feel a r

little baby despite being twenty now. But sometimes, she can also be a royal pain in the ass, like, right now. I jus

this get

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