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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.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRHPzaUyCV
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Golden.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIatRgphpZ6
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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.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKjnyuh9z4
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I caught her eye for a second — and damn, it felt like the world slowed.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94uQeFlNfL
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Saint saw me zoning out and smirked. “Yo, Maddox, you good? Since when you into that bookworm type?”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVum8dY0d1k
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I laughed it off, but he kept going. “Man, you trying to trade the streets for a library?”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALMjPU3McP
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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.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gUGwDevBD
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Saint nodded, mocking, “‘Hey girl, what chapter you on?’”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvpEmvCLhS
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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.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnI4qdM7Vv
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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?”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRtvSaCVMp
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I shrugged. “Maybe. I want something real. Not just the same old story.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcou1W618h5
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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.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WJmtXERVa
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I smiled, not backing down. “Maybe I will.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnqgdoUzBd
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Smoke and Saint exchanged looks but said nothing for a moment.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizGmOV91vw
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Then Saint shook his head. “Man, you wild.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCGAIBRLZR
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But I wasn’t worried.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIPPHLdKYj
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Because sometimes the hardest part is wanting something different when everybody expects you to stay the same.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xBPNB3sW3
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