It’s only ten in the morning but I’m feeling the heat already. Worse, I’m sweating like a pig and it doesn’t help my situation that an old lady literally crinkled her nose in disgust at me before walking out of the store.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX5cKG3aq5
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“Well, try having to stand in front of the oven retrieving freshly baked pies and we’ll see who-“897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgbVbqW8B9
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“Are you talking to yourself again, Frances?” someone said next to me.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGGcITqgs2
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I jumped in surprise and turn to my left only to find my boss, Bass looking at me disapprovingly. I sighed inwardly.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3pIotWnK9
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My employer, Bass Graham doesn’t like it when his employees slack off during their shift or talk to themselves, although I’m not the only one who does this. Jenny, our cake artist do this quite frequently as well. She claims she’s having a pep talk and I totally believe her. Our boss probably doesn’t even like us breathing but oh well, that’s just Bass when he gets grumpy or anxious about something. But he’s also responsible and passionate about what he’s doing and I know this because I’ve been working here the longest, besides Jenny and two other co-workers at Bass Bakes for almost two years. Still, that doesn’t mean I’m not intimidated by him, especially with his burly physique and quick temper.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXH5O1dlzv
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I stuttered out, “S-sorry, Mr. Bass.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3KLKOLoAv
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“Sorry doesn’t get you anywhere , Francesca. And why are you standing in front of the oven? No wonder you’re sweating.” he barked before walking off to probably scold some workers in the back.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibnGMB8NUr
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What? You literally told me to go retrieve some bloody pies, you oaf! 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9a5o5PFvB
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Sighing, I look at my watch and noted that it’s already my break time so I walk out from the store and stand outside, breathing in the fresh air. It’s also slightly windy and cooler and I really don’t want to go back inside anymore.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGejWHrALz
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Fridays never seem so dull to me right now. Usually the store gets busy with customers and orders but today seem to be an exception. The bakery looks dead and with Mallory and Jake on leave, the other two co-workers who have been working here before I did AND were part of the reason why the bakery gets so busy and going, the boss might as well close it down for today.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFybjJDuzyt
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But then again it’s only ten something in the morning.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9KBOO5Nl4
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The air started to get more cooler and I really appreciate this ‘cause I needed to dry off the sweat. I thought about going home to change but I doubt Mr. Bass would even spare the thought of it. Doesn’t he care about his employees’ well beings?897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnYcmIMKgU
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Not only is it very uncomfortable but it’s also unprofessional of us to work in environments like this. Sometimes I wonder why I can’t even utter something to defend myself without quaking in my shoes.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4hxokiqJZ
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Oh yeah, it’s ‘cause the money that he pays, despite the brute he is, is pretty good. And as a broke college student, I really have no choice in this matter. That, and the fact that the cakes and pies are so delicious. For real.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5RlwdZbhl
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I was brought out of my trance by the sound of an open, creaking door before my boss yells at me. “Frances, what are you doing out there? Get back in here!”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOYy0A52nb
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Ugh. “I’m coming.” I muttered reluctantly.
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Thankfully, the boss had to run an errand elsewhere and Jenny brought some extra clothes from our dorm. Did I mention that we’re dorm mates? No? Well, there you have it.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7seOpj5KA
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We tied an apron around our waist and get to work. Since Robbie, our delivery guy is out on an errand, there’s only Jenny and I in the bakery now. While Jenny is working on arranging the pies and cakes neatly in the display, I started on washing whatever’s left in the sink. Since the kitchen and the front that consists of the little oven, a cashier counter top and cake showcase are just beside each other, I could see what Jenny is doing while we converse. An hour after cleaning and tidying up the place, I swept the floors before arranging the tables and chairs properly. Jenny was halfway on telling me about her date with some guy two days ago when we had a customer.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskqYCtBLoV
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A guy with tousled brown hair walk into the bakery wearing a button up flannel and skinny jeans. He looked up from his phone and I caught his gaze. My breath got hitched in my throat because it’s Kyle Samson. My crush.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ7HDMRGQN
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Oh boy.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXVDsNgwjC
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Kyle was in one of my classes and I had noticed him the moment he decided to grace us with his presence in class. Remember that slow-mo scene that happens whenever you’ve caught someone that interest you and suddenly you felt like melting onto the floor? Yeah, that happened to me. But I did not, however, melted onto the floor. Or fainted at the sight of him. Jenny knows about my crush on him and as I glance to where she stood, I saw that she had a wide grin plastered on her face. I roll my eyes at her (I could feel the heat creeping up my neck already) before looking at the object of my affection.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsOSzkSc1n
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Kyle.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQcRXS8rUP
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With his soft and wavy hair, his beautiful green moss-coloured eyes, dimpled cheeks and crooked teeth. Not only is he one of the talented kids in school and captain of the archery club, but he also had the warmest smile that could melt anyone.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6yn0sdhCV
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He smiled at me. “Hey, Francesca.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDfnsswN5R
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I was glued to my spot and in that moment, my mind went into a frenzy.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XhG4A8Khl
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He knows my name. How does he knows my name? I’m pretty sure I haven’t talk to him before, much less say my name to him. Unless-897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0clKrXwZtz
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Three fingers were slowly waving in front of me and I was brought back to the sudden reality. I blinked. “Huh?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeodTwsVGBJ
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Kyle looked concern. “Are you alright? You kinda spaced out there.”
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Putting on my best attract-the-customers-smile , I beamed at him. “No, I’m fine.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNG8B55JVw
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He look skeptical but I convinced him. “Really.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzC1rTnQD0
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With a courage that I could muster (I seriously hope I won’t stutter), I ask, “So what are you doing here, Kyle?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ0gQmpfnG
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I didn’t stutter! I did a mental victory dance at that.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mG84PCP3B
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I’m such a loser, I know.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsQdMbEY1m
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He tilt his head confusingly before letting out a chuckle. “I’m here to get some cake?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKgDaKI1ZN
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Oh. Of course.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50JINaNjcP
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“Right, right! Okay um, you can go and choose some on the displays over there or if you want a newly bake one, then Jenny can-“897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn24ESLojcj
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I glance to where Jenny was only to find her smirking at me. “Actually, I think I have to go deliver some cake. It’s Robbie. He forgot about the other cake. Again.” She laugh before walking to the kitchen.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv28fOCeEcp
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Kyle just smiled politely and said okay.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3kytwqKFh
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“Uh, just a moment please.” I said and excused myself from him before going after her.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjf0EgzYqV
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I managed to get to her as soon as she got on her motorcycle and put my hands on the hip, giving her my best glare.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1wUo5FsvV
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She rolled her eyes. “Oh please, you and I both know you can’t look menacing with that glare. Besides, I can see the way you look at him so you should totally thank me for this opportunity.” Jenny flashes me her charming grin. Then she said, “You better get in there quickly before he finds another bakery.” Jenny revved her engine and took off, but not before I heard her say above her laughter, “Not that there’s another bakery in this town anyway!”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IzgbOXlG4
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I shook my head at her as she turn around a corner. Well, that part is true.
He didn’t want any newly baked cake and that’s okay because I can’t bake to save my life-all the best bakers were on leave today. Isn’t that suspicious?897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi4hQOaBvi
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“So for today we have an orange cheesecake, blueberry black forest, red velvet vanilla, ice cream fruitcake, vanilla pudding ice cream cake and coffee cheesecake. Which one do you prefer?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZZ0KPhM1d
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He looked at all the cakes that I mentioned before pointing at the one he wanted. Kyle grins at me. “I love orange cheesecakes.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZPeGAmMz9
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Those dimples are going to be the death of me. “Yeah, me too.” I smile back.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z36Ylk9xy
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Putting his hands in his pocket, Kyle smiled that dimpled smile at me. However, he looked nervous and before I know it, I opened my mouth. But as luck have it, he opened his too.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjZ7WVpM4G
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“Hey, are you-“897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlceNLBYC5i
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“Francesca, are you free tonight?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazhEfEl5fl
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Silence.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEkAb2EAUv
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It took me ten seconds to process that. Did he just asked me what I think he did? Is this it?897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65rYzy9ywQ
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IS KYLE SAMSON ASKING ME OUT?897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxI46aGeKrP
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I must have looked alarmed because he’s getting red faced and at the verge of a breakdown. Stuttering out the words hastily, he said to me, “No, i-it’s my birthday today and I’m having a birthday party so what I’m saying is, do you wanna come to my birthday party? I mean please come-WAIT, I MEAN YOU’RE WELCOME TO COME.” He yelled out in frustration. After realizing what he did, he became flustered and look away. “I’m sorry about the outburst.” Kyle apologized sheepishly. I nodded mindlessly as my mind contemplated what just happened.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WJt4nvDVm
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Okay, so he’s not asking me out. And that’s okay because he’s invited me to his party and that’s better than anything. As of now.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTBU6b9g4L
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Kyle was about to say something and because he looked like he felt stupid and almost regretting what he said, which I’m hoping might not be the case, I beat him to it.
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“Yes, I would love to.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62z4dbbbB4
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In that moment, I thought his smile couldn’t get any bigger as he was practically grinning from ear to ear.
After buying the cake, he left and I immediately called Jenny. Turns out, she’s just riding around the block, that little witch. I told her about what happened and we both couldn’t stop grinning as I shrieked in excitement.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWvBz369u8
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“I can’t believe it! I just got asked out.” I said in a daze.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1MIUy4nnn
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Jenny laughed and said in a matter of fact tone. “Technically, he asked you to come to his party.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoZL2HjWPG
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I laughed and dismissed it with a wave of my hand but the excitement was soon short lived as I realized something important.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2SEkT3ENL
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I have a full shift tonight.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOt51J9JKl8
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I voiced my concerns to Jenny, panicking. “What do I do now? Here’s a chance where I get to be with the guy that I really like and now…now there’s this.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBI9Nir7ZY
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Looking over to her for help, I was quite surprised and annoyed to find her grinning and shaking her head at me like I’m the world’s biggest idiot.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2kPfNcQhE
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“What?” I frowned.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFdhcWzB7q
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Putting her hands on her waist, she raised an eyebrow at me. “Do you realize that your shift is only until nine? And what time is the party anyway?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kyy4Onhvl
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Before Kyle left, he told me the time and address to his place. “…Ten o’clock.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxxq5Qea1J
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Now that the realization has dawned on me and I have all the reason to feel like a complete dolt.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKkSlshJv9
I must have looked sheepish because she slapped my shoulder before pointing to a clock.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvLTAS2hIp
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8:57 P.M.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRSQ1b89PA
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I nodded vigorously and went back to grab my things when I remembered something.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZ0qUB44rs
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“Wait, Jenny. Will you come to the party with me?” I asked with a hopeful expression.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuFaJJvZ36
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“Sorry, but no.” Jenny answered casually.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbPT6t71Xr
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I was about to counter why when she continued. “My date’s coming over later. You know, Robbie.” She grins at that.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU0KtzV1Kz
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I got confused. “Wait, Robbie the delivery guy?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7EOBWjhrT
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She made a face. “No, it’s a different one. The guy whom I had a date with two days ago.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFYOuoFzgo
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“Oh, okay. Well, I hope your date goes well.” I nodded and smiled as I gave her two thumbs up.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3K20mKBUy8
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“Thank you for that and for the invite, Frances. Now, get your cute little butt out of here. You’ve got a party to attend-AND please don’t wear that hideous top we bought as a joke to each other to the party!” she slapped my bum as I got ushered out of the bakery.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM0Kvh5qWr
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Ah, the green strapless blouse. Of course, I would never have considered it.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8sipNfGLi
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I stopped in my tracks and gave her a hug. “Thanks Jenny!”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmowYoFumGs
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She laughed. “Not a problem.” And before we parted ways, she added with a grin. “I hope the party goes well too. You know, with him.” She winked.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDiOdao5GF
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I rolled my eyes but grinned back. I hope so.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2eWoMV3OJ
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His house is huge.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWTCS8nuJE
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Not like a mansion or a castle on a hill but huge as in I could hardly tell the difference whether it’s the building itself or the people milling in and out of it. Man, I knew he had so many friends and acquaintances but this is like having a party for celebrities. I thought it was going to be a normal celebration with some friends from high school or things like that but I guess that’s not happening here.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPN4Aojv9E
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I’m starting to feel insecure now because everyone’s dressed up for the occasion and then there’s me with my tattered jeans and long sleeve striped shirt. Also, I don’t see why I should even feel like this. It’s a birthday party for music sake, not a gala or something! Perhaps I could back now and he won’t even know that I came here….but on second thought, that would be a totally shitty move considering how I said I would come. And I just love the way his smile lights up his face. He would probably be bummed.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CHXpAsqhj
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Gah, I’m hopeless. 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50NXGmeZoN
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I’m totally blaming it on the atmosphere here.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fBVQb0Qwn
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I must have stood in front of the house for quite sometime now because a guy looked at me weirdly. “Are you gonna come in or…?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdootTn96CU
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I flash him a smile and nodded. “Yup, right about now.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq01UNqh3p3
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It’s just a party with people having fun and my crush is inside there. No big deal, Frances. You’re going to go find him and wish him a happy birthday even though you already did earlier and it’s gonna be fine.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk0N7hUwMN
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There’s people everywhere. It’s literally a room full of people grinding on the dancefloor to the upbeat hits. Flashlights beaming everywhere. People making out passionately and impatiently at each and every corner. I started to feel the traitorous blush creeping up my neck so I looked away and pushed my way through the crowd. I spotted a line of table at one corner where there’s cool drinks, snacks, sweets and a huge bowl of fruit punch. Since the music is so loud and my head is starting to throb, I took a cup and poured myself some drink before heaving a sigh.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuCcChKFVV
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“You came.” Came a voice from behind me.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpgl2KmiBW
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Startled, I almost drop the cup but managed to get a grip on it before turning around…..897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuSbWFIH4D
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…and boy am I glad I did because it’s Kyle Samson.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7iLZOWoHf
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Dressing up real nice with a long navy blue sleeve shirt that’s rolled up to his elbows and new jeans (at least I thought it looked new), I didn’t think he could look any better than he already did, not to mention he also smelled good. Was it something akin to vanilla? 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWxceRtJKd
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Kyle also looked relieved as his eyes lights up and his smile widened. Or maybe he’s just happy because well, it is his party after all.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTfrUIZTp1
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As if I have lost all thoughts as my mind tries to get them to work in order, the first thing I blurted out is, “Happy birthday, Kyle!” with a beaming smile.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKumC6OUPrx
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Chuckling, he nodded. “Thank you, although you’ve already wished me that earlier, Francesca. You look good, by the way.”
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Feeling a sudden heat of blood rush to my cheeks, I stutter out, “You can c-call me Frances.” I mentally slapped myself and added as an afterthought. “And thank you. You look good yourself.” I smiled.
He lean against the wall with his arms crossed, smiling that gorgeous dimpled smile of his. Kyle was about to say something when his attention shifted to another as someone called out to him.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGYTrDD1QA
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“Hey Kyle! Sorry man, but something came up and we need your help.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEScYWQK45
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He nodded at that person before looking back at me, reluctant as he excused himself from me. “Uh, sorry but I need to go check what’s up. I’ll be right back.” And with one last smile, I watch as he walk towards a group of guys as they discuss something before heading upstairs.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjI8C3gQQh
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Figuring I should probably busy myself so I won’t look like a friendless person, I tried engaging some people into a conversation but that only lasted for about five minutes before they found some better things to do. So I walk away and into another room to an empty couch. The place is pretty vacant as most of the party going on is in the main living room and the room I’m now in is mostly for people who wanted some privacy with their partners or whatever.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj1DoLOuUQ
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Minutes turn to hours (okay, maybe not hours because I’m pretty sure it’s only been twenty minutes but it sure does felt like it) and I couldn’t sit there on the couch watching two people making out enthusiastically so I got up and decided to walk around. There’s at least four rooms, a dining room, a huge kitchen which overlooks the backyard with a swimming pool and a balcony, that I’ve counted.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtn8mHbuAaR
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So far I’ve amused myself with people’s antics especially the piss faced ones but all of that has to come to an end anyway as I was forced to realize that Kyle is nowhere to be seen. Maybe he ditched me. Maybe he forgot about me, I don’t know.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8wT1KsqG5
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But what I do know is that I’m not going to sit around and wait for him to come back. I mean, yeah the party is great but I’m not and I feel like I do not belong here so what exactly am I waiting for now? With a mission set in mind, I walk towards the stairs that I last saw him at. Standing at the last top of the stairs, I noted that there’s a huge but long hallway that has rooms on almost every sides. The hallway ended with a different and spacious room around the corner. As I walk through it I thought I heard some faint music but the closer I got to the room, the louder the music became. And finally I came across it….897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDd8OJbP5LO
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….only to abruptly halt in my steps.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBvlmuZ4zk
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I had to blink my eyes several times and as I did so, I felt hot tears started to pool in my eyes. Is my eyes deceiving me? 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIhapOELRv
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In a room full of guys and girls (I supposed this is one of those lounging space where people play video games and such), there stood Kyle who seemed to be passionately making out with one of the girls there on the couch. His lips moved slowly against hers in a sensual way as everyone cheers them on. I also spotted several bottles of beers.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrPORNUnl3
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Huh. So this is where he had been. Great. 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjOJ9mkUPe
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I know I shouldn’t harbor any jealousy towards him because he’s not even my boyfriend and he can do whatever he wants but still, it hurts because only now do I feel like an absolute fool who’ve been making a fool out of herself with foolish thoughts and notions about him. Funny how things got real so quick the moment you’re heartbroken. 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErT0VYe8Ws
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And I couldn’t get over the possibility that what if he had planned that encounter slash moment with his friend as he excused himself earlier because “he had to go check what’s up”. If so, that’s a great play right there. 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDk0PCz68j
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I must have let out a loud sob because several people turn to look and were alarmed at the sight standing before them. I don’t know how I look at this moment but I’m pretty sure I would be alarmed as well. Kyle too looked over and what I saw broke my heart even more. He looked at me with such indifference that I wonder how this guy could be the same Kyle that I met earlier. I guess some people are just good at pretending.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE9yCSVOSF
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Too embarrassed to even utter a word, I let out another sob before racing through the hallways….and tripped myself. As if that wasn’t enough, I had to crash into one of the doors in the hallway.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DEtWlH7Vv
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As soon as I landed on my rear with a thud, everything went pitch dark.
I don’t know how long I’m stuck in this dark and enclosed space that I assume is a room. All I remember was the shock of finding out about Kyle and his indifferent act before running off and falling. I tried feeling up the wall for any switch and banging on the wall but to no avail. All of these feelings and what’s happening now is too overwhelming for me as I started to panic and cry silently. I don’t know where I am and I’m pretty sure no one else does too because I just had to run and fall into this dark room. Hugging my knees to my chest, I thought of Jenny; about how her date would have gone well and she’d probably tried calling me but because I was getting ready in a haste, I forgot to bring my phone so now I’m contact-less. What time is it now? Is it three in the morning? Did anyone saw me in the hallway? Did-897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXBsu5hbTf
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The sound of heavy footsteps shook me from my stupor as I listened to any sounds or where it’s coming from. I’m desperate for any form of help as I need to get out of here so in hopes that someone would hear me, I started screaming, banging on the anything to make sounds so that I could be heard. And before I know it, a very bright light was shone to my face. On instinctive act, I shield my eyes from the glaring light as I tried to search the face of the knight who saved me. But relief quickly turned into horror as my mind tried to process who the person standing before me was.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYd4hZV3aP
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It’s Kyle. And I wouldn’t have reacted as I did next if it weren’t for a carbon copy of Kyle Samson.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtWP0OU3LU
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And because of the events that happened tonight taking its toll on me, I screamed.
They looked stricken by my reaction as one tries to calm me down while the other muffle their ears and glare at me. “For goodness sake, shut her up or I will!” The carbon copy of Kyle Samson said.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8rByeCEB8
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“What do you think I’m trying to do here, brother?” Kyle said in a tone of annoyance at the other guy. I’m not sure if that tone was directed at me but it looked like it was aimed for the carbon copy one.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrRLCipsc1
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I would have kept screaming if it hadn’t been for that one particular information.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79zamd91Sq
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“Hold up! Brother?” I asked, astonished. I didn’t know he had a brother.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsaBd5tBHO
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Kyle nodded while Kyle look-alike narrowed his eyes with an indifference at me which, come to think of it….looks similar to the one at the lounge area earlier. The realization dawned on me now that the guy whom I thought was Kyle is actually his brother…..and by the way he’s narrowing his eyes at me like he’s beginning to piece two and two together doesn’t help either. By the glint in his eyes, I think he recognized who I am now.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM4sCGW7TC
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The real Kyle chuckled, unaware of my discomfort. “This is Len, my twin. He’s older than me by two minutes.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQECPdziBG
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Oh. My. God. Twins.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXBVlIByOu
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“H-hi, I’m Francesca.” I wave awkwardly, feeling like I should at least introduce myself even though I just completely humiliated myself in front of him because I mistook him for Kyle.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xmo3OEFZ1
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Len smirk as he look to his brother and back at me. “Francesca, huh. Interesting.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5AI3zsezU
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He still hasn’t stopped glancing back and forth from Kyle to me and that made the former feel a big uncomfortable as he rubbed the back of his neck. And I’m not sure if I’m imagining it but I think Kyle’s cheeks just went red a little bit.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr2uSXkWqd
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Kyle looked at me as I look away. It’s like we’re playing a game here.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzochhDVkG
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I brought my gaze to them both back and forth while they’re arguing about something, scrutinizing and finding some similarity or differences that could validate it and concluded that despite the height, hair colour and physical attributes, one difference that I noticed is their eye colours. While Kyle’s had been green, his twin were blue. Heck, their outfit isn’t even the same! Kyle wore a navy blue long sleeve shirt whereas Len wore a black fitted t-shirt with some band’s name on it.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrmjce2ZOE
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And I needed to know something that’s been bugging me.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRfHVJNPvh
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“Hey, could you guys smile? Don’t ask, just do it.” I said in all seriousness.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXDbKrthFp
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The twins gave each other puzzled looks before complying-although Len seem to be quite reluctant to do so that it looked like a grimace. But as they smiled, I concluded that while Kyle has dimples on both his cheeks, Len had a dent only on his right cheek.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjFaKXAhJQ
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“Okay…you’re both brothers. I believe you now.” I said with finality.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEL02LSEqVL
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Len Samson gave his brother a disbelief look and said, “Is this chick for real?” Then looking at her, “We’re identical twins, for goodness sake! You must be pretty dumb not to put two and two together.” He smirked.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTVKCAPQMD
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Kyle protested at his brother while I huff indignantly. “Hey! I just happened to be slow okay…pretty slow to piece things up sometimes so beat it.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlT2B99D0m
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“Yeah, yeah. Whatever.” Len said as he walk away. But before that, he cast us a mischievous look. “By the way, Francesca, you could just ask around about Kyle, you know.” Then he pointedly look at his younger twin. “The poor thing. She saw me kissing and thought it was you.” And just like that, the older blue eyed twin cackled as he walk way, leaving Kyle frozen to his spot and I to deal with the disaster Len has unraveled. I was stunned and speechless as my jaw went slack.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku6p1oWTvJ
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I hate this guy already.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7e5Eew014
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So there we are, both of us standing in front each other, looking away as we ponder on how to approach this properly. I was thinking of ways to escape this awkward situation when Kyle spoke.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZbucMkf2f
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“So…you were crying.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6prmz2xTb4
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I’m afraid to speak right now ‘cause I don’t know where he’s going with this. It’s quite the moment of truth, really because he probably knows how I felt for him now and it might be a yay or a nay. Either way, I think I’m prepared by whatever he’s going to say so I just nodded.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B1id7l08B
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“And you were looking for me?” He asked, this time meeting my gaze.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLWmL3enHr
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I nodded again.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2plEez4ZO
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“Why?” What do you mean, ‘why?’897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkcIZGPi80
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“Why what?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQE8BEjsaD
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“Why were you crying? Did someone hurt you or something?” He looked genuinely concerned yet a bit stiff. 897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHs8RW8xnm
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Oh boy. I might as well say it now. If Jenny were here, she’d probably locked me in a closet or something with the guy that I like as she guards outside, whistling jovially as we demanded to be let out. My lips twitch at that mental image.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrQw6Q1LxV
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I took a very deep breath along with the risk. “No, I…the truth is, I like you.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwppZtaI6R
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Is it just me or he let out a relieved exhale?897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODh54kNVgB
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Kyle’s eyes widen slightly as he opened his mouth but I beat him to it.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmtXbXaCmj
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“And I guess I thought you wanted to ditch me when you said you had to do something. Perhaps I was boring.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiW9BIK4Ee
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Kyle looked affronted. “Boring? You’re the coolest and interesting girl I’ve ever countered. Sure, you’re pretty quirky and all that but that’s what makes you who you are….Frances.” He was grinning.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgiwjNJyIY
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I noticed he called me Frances and not Francesca and I feel like there’s butterflies fluttering in my stomach right now. Squeal internally.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9VTQJetDz
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“Besides,” he continued. “I was looking for you too.” I didn’t realize that we were actually making our way towards the balcony until I saw that the party was actually over and there are some people that were either passed out or too drunk to care, loitering around on the mowed lawn.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNhsdMPLJ8
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“You were?” I asked as I look at him, leaning against the balustrade and him, looking over the houses.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejmfTYC0qB
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He glance at me before humming, “Mhm.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIipg3LfNW
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The atmosphere were beginning to feel pleasant and ease as we chatted about things for a while. Just then, he asked me, “What were you doing in the closet earlier?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0r6HuRlg7q
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I blinked. Ah, so that space was a closet. And remembering that incident earlier was enough to make my face turn a little red. “I-uh…I tripped and crashed into it.” But come to think of it, right after Kyle helped me up, I noticed that the door was still intact as there isn’t any damage to it.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkA321Q0Tt
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My face must have looked puzzled because Kyle let out a low chuckle before saying, “That was a closet and the door is spoiled. See, we’re still trying to fix one of the doors because while it has some trouble opening, it's pretty easy to get locked out. I was taking some things out earlier before the party and I completely forgot about it.” He sheepishly said.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJPUHRunjG
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I glare at him. “So technically, you’re the one who caused me to get locked in a damn closet for who knows how long.”
He laughed but apologized. I think the sound of it melted my heart a little bit but I kept I straight face, even though my lips were about to twitch.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbiWceaRx5
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“That’s really menacing, Frances. Real cute, though.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGtRLvDK3R
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I rolled my eyes but giggled a little. We look at each other with smiles that reached the corners of our eyes and we couldn’t look away. Tonight has definitely taken a turn that I did not expected at all but somehow, I was kinda glad it did. And because of the mistaken issues earlier, I felt bad for saying mean things, being the weird person that I am. When I mentioned and apologized, he had laughed and told me he appreciated it, that I was forgiven-in a mock seriousness that he could muster.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WlLBTSpmA
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“You know, it’s a shame you missed out on eating the cake though. We did that at eleven just now.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CqXfJ30P4
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I gasped. “For real?”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbMHhntDaX
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Kyle nodded gravely. “For real.” Before bursting into laughter. “Nah, I saved some for you.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS5iVVrpMv
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“For me? How do you know that I haven’t gone home already?” I asked, quirking up my eyebrow.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXf1YJV2vqN
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He nonchalantly said, “I don’t. I figured if you did went home, I’d just come over to the bakery next time and give you your share.”
I laughed. “How thoughtful of you.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPhmuECHoR
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“Very.” He nodded vigorously, laughing as well.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2XJ5IP7qq
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Laughter starts to fade and smiles starts to dim as Kyle and I held each other’s gaze. His eyes seek my permission to proceed while mine slowly starts to drift away from uncertainty. Body languages shifted as we got closer. And closer.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO0M9CPCjf
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Neither of us knew who leaned in or made the first move to kiss but we’re both aware of the change that’s about to happen between us as our lips touched. But before it did, Kyle murmured those eight words that made my heart skipped a beat as I smiled into the kiss.897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNP8Bvb8zA
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“By the way, I like you too, Frances.”897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ2wdMc1hz
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A/N : This is a bit longer than I had anticipated, sorry! Also, I was hoping that I did not make any obvious or terrible mistakes but if there's any, feel free to tell me what it is or what you think of this story in general and every aspects as well :)897Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JVtiff84R
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