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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.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAIup7RTD6
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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.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBbYoT54iN
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I caught her eye for a second — and damn, it felt like the world slowed.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Uwf8QrRRn
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Saint saw me zoning out and smirked. “Yo, Maddox, you good? Since when you into that bookworm type?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6JYE3Mvwm
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I laughed it off, but he kept going. “Man, you trying to trade the streets for a library?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49sogdzBz5
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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.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwhO0LKkgr
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Saint nodded, mocking, “‘Hey girl, what chapter you on?’”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNUvd7k4ic
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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.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pRFIGym4S
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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?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iIAsUrM3H
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I shrugged. “Maybe. I want something real. Not just the same old story.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDr323Q4el
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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.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnLW3JbGyn
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I smiled, not backing down. “Maybe I will.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLprvYEndJ
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Smoke and Saint exchanged looks but said nothing for a moment.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM0Yx8qK4C
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Then Saint shook his head. “Man, you wild.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujjIiWIK5X
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But I wasn’t worried.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJw62hbDqx
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Because sometimes the hardest part is wanting something different when everybody expects you to stay the same.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzWqMLjYMW
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