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st me on her way to the kitchen to start dinner for dad who will be home any minute. "We'll talk about what happened to you today

before we talk." I half expect mom to come b

and start texting Tara

: U t

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that mean U

t have torn or di

an't compete

ia:

ass! Is Adam

ara: Get the fXXX out! What happened? Tell me everything! Dal

no. Then he looked like he was going 2 kiss me but like the stupid ass that I am I asked him i

ndering wh

Dalia, I'

I am. Part of me wish

2 know, than

sed when I told him I was working on my

ou're skating is amazing! Do

ind listening 2 my parent

at, I'm o

coming over!" "Sure," mom c

ten. It's the only time I'm able to spend with her outside of

cken me if she wasn't my best friend. We laugh about how guys make idiots of themselves for her. What matters to me is that no matter how

ey are always criticizing her interest in boys rather than doing s

ntures with boys that I'm not allowed to have. With Tara, you are better off asking, w

ll of pain medication on my lap before pecking my forehead and making his way over to the d

ing her own. She never ceases to surpri

ks to being injured. Later that same evening when I took my new pain medicine, I started to see little green aliens that look like Kazoo from

ning the conversation, "Ok

ady know,

s," dad

axel but I did anyway. I threw my leg forward and felt a sharp pain on take-off. It hurt so bad I lost my breath. I used the boards to get off the ice and even managed to get

ke to me, but tell your dad, what

. I'm cleared, but not of torn ligaments or dislo

ys if I skate before the M.R.I, I risk the chance of wors

ia what we decided." "What YOU'VE decided,

e dirty

h in my household is a big no no and says, "Dalia, I'm sorry to be so harsh but you're no

at the ripe

ld a candle to those other girls. Skating as a single skater in your case is a waste of tim

ided, that you're only hope of winning an Olym

y that I'm losing an entire skating season, and they have the audacity to tell me I'm not g

got this wink,' and says to my parents, "Dalia needs a partner if she's going to sk

f fact, that's been taken

arena that Ryan Kennedy is looking for a par

o his last partn

during a death spiral or something. All I really know is the last partner he had quit. I'm not sure how much tru

rs. Kennedy by asking her what really happened, it

ding my own future?" "Not when your m

nd throwing a tantrum, but like always, I restrain myself. My parents never once mentioned t

to be skating for several weeks, I assume it's ok

nce. Tara successfully puts dad on the s

e are going to introduce you to Ryan later next week. I'll call his mother and push it back. She's not goin

Well, obviously," mom answers. "This took a lot of planning. The on

rena you'll

le skater Dalia, this is you're only chanc

's not 'your dre

my bed. I reach for my iPod and put on Mirrors by Justin Timberlake, so my parents can't hear our conversation over the

er?" I say d

kater," T

t to be a pair skate

es it scare y

onsidered it be

might as well take a shot at it, unless you choose

plating it,

stoppi

nsidering it after the fall but

t back to where you are now. This injury is going to make you miss a years worth of

lessen in the first year. You will get to skate with a GUY, which means you

ht be ga

ght not,"

hinking about my future, I was enjoying just being with Adam, until I found out he had a girlfriend that is. You have no ide

e to show interest in you. Now that you can't skate, maybe you WILL meet someone, the hall

nk Adam wil

It's the first dance of the year! The b

Sounds like a

erheard her talking to Sierra in the bathroom. She was complaining to her about how he never makes time for her anymore. He's always too

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st friend." "Is

is cock cut

to be cute," I s

e."I shouldn't have asked if he had

r first kiss to be with a two timing asshole. It's nice that