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ll, she didn't mean it like that. Sh

on with herself

ed way. Nope. Not like that. Like he was thinking

tte Brontë, Ms. Yuan?" Chris

teacher's pet and just yesterday that Sandy girl cornered her

on the bitch's expensive top. So, they w

how to fight

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have combined moral realism with gothic views was a reflection of how they grew up. Poor but with morals. A good example of that is

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so I will be kind to you on a Friday nigh

e smelled so good, she will have nigh

et dream

able. People were filing out of the room. Th

ting. His dark brown dep

aper he was holding.

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slightly trembling fingers, she retrieved her pap

question her that? Didn't he know she was an outcast and therefore was not invited

d instead of voic

wanted to tell her not to attend college p

onight and weekends." Why

go now,

ou soon." God! She had to go or she would s

out of the classroom in her haste to

d she doesn't have th

d. Really,

*

rk eyes and handsome body and even a marvelous

leaking and she had to climb on it to fix it several times. It w

d. She only had one sofa, one old rocking chair, and a side table. N

kitchen table, again

e she would run out of gas from time to time b

even budgeted her food. Meals will only be

like a stick. A pale

e her? Certainly, not the

again. A possessi

humping in her heart, she kept analyzing her pr

ere. Nope. N

e a crus

girlfriends left and right. She

rested in her even if she

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ed out of her skin when someone

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door, she opened it a

an?" She no

before her. It was an expensive-looking box, a

here." He hel

istake. I didn't order a

ma'am. Anything else, I leave it to my

kages. Mostly canned goods, worn bags, and shoes

the receipt. He tipped his

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t one would see on Pinterest. And the teddy, wow, i

fessor. Shit!- The t

, professor.- She bit her c

t her, with trembling fingers, she lifted th

ive pieces of chocolates

e did her aun

y minutes to call her this w

you,

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as having sec

send he

*

he reread the same chapter. God! Sh

r was taking its toll on her. A

the empty place, she had taken

thing had occupied her mind

t and her thoughts were with him. An ache ha

n. Your infatuation w

gh, she slammed

ass window, her attention was caugh

know the names of each but she remembered from the magazin

out in designer casual got out. A very handsome

ofessor was m

Sin! S

dropping voice combined with a to

throat. "What ca

led with...curiosity? Surely this guy was rich and he wouldn't rob her, right?

tly, she handed him the hot beverages carefull

k for smaller bills. She was about to

nclair wa

e. It's yours." He wi

ar, caught her attention. The vehicle was in matte

ne was watching her behind

ir

*

e missed the bus once more. In a few hours, she will

feet, she fumbled for her keys, three paper ba

ched for one of the bags and fi

ast the

the..

hell was

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