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The hallways were packed like always, kids hustling to their next class, lockers slamming, and everyone trying to make their mark. I was leaning against the wall, cool as ever, when I saw her.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsWVdqKXLf
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Golden.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kEd7pIM8t
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Sitting on the bench, nose buried in a thick book. Glasses sliding down her nose, hair pulled back tight, looking like she didn’t have a care about the chaos around her.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDWDHZf1LI
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I caught her eye for a second — and damn, it felt like the world slowed.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmh1HCVe0Q
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Saint saw me zoning out and smirked. “Yo, Maddox, you good? Since when you into that bookworm type?”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclrjTyUkPA
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I laughed it off, but he kept going. “Man, you trying to trade the streets for a library?”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQLHUMBlXD
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Smoke jumped in, grinning. “Yeah, bro, you gonna be the only dope boy who asks a girl about her favorite author.”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3NCsgPexL
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Saint nodded, mocking, “‘Hey girl, what chapter you on?’”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvfDmT4jTj
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I shook my head, trying not to laugh. “She’s different, man. Ain’t about the drama or the noise. She reads—like, really reads.”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH19TRjIet8
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Smoke rolled his eyes. “So what? You want a girl who’s gonna tell you to put down the blunt and pick up a book?”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvK8O7CkPrR
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I shrugged. “Maybe. I want something real. Not just the same old story.”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpvMPPmuGZ
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Saint laughed loud. “Bro, you going soft on us. Next thing you know, you’ll be writing poetry or some shit.”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyRqUBXAds
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I smiled, not backing down. “Maybe I will.”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJJuM3QLiq
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Smoke and Saint exchanged looks but said nothing for a moment.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNZ0mqTzvk
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Then Saint shook his head. “Man, you wild.”71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOl9WCrB29
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But I wasn’t worried.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwXmYDgjPD
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Because sometimes the hardest part is wanting something different when everybody expects you to stay the same.71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJOHDLeyal
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