Monday came too soon, and I wasn't mentally ready yet to go back to school. I don't know what hit me when I decided to come back. Still, I don't fully regret it so far.999Please respect copyright.PENANASn0KmDzZht
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Today was the basketball match, in which our team is playing aginst another school. They told me they were easy opponents so they didn't really doubt winning. But confidence isn't always right, so let's just cheer them on and see what'll happen.999Please respect copyright.PENANAZABHBlCU2M
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Since the basketball jerseys are in maroon color, I wore a maroon shirt to get into the spirit with ripped jeans, much to Mr. Horne's dislike. I accessorized with a triple necklace and a gray beanie. I put on my shoes then waited for the guys to finish so we could leave for school.999Please respect copyright.PENANATU2x7CU4lq
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"Shotgun!" Will called out before rushing past me to the passenger seat before I could even comprehend what was happening.999Please respect copyright.PENANAOnsUfkF4n8
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"What the--what do you think you're doing?" I stop him.999Please respect copyright.PENANAvEgQD0cmTe
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"I called shotgun," he shrugs both his shoulders.999Please respect copyright.PENANAV825qLo9Cb
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Listen up, people! Joke of the year! Someone else wants to take my place in the passenger seat. Ha. Ha. Ha. That's fucking hilarious.999Please respect copyright.PENANAqkrEFNpJ4V
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"Oh, poor William," I smile sweetly, "Darling, no one, and I mean no one, ever rides shotgun when I'm around. Alright, Willy?" I address him in the way you would address a little child.999Please respect copyright.PENANAdY1B8glYXT
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"Who made up that rule?"999Please respect copyright.PENANA0DB6pCToDK
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"Me."999Please respect copyright.PENANABPSGbwYXKn
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"So we're following your rules, now?"999Please respect copyright.PENANA5iODQ6yTco
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"Excuse Moi, are you challenging me?"999Please respect copyright.PENANAb4PCQ4SxJP
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"Hey, man, you don't wanna go there with her. Some fallen men are still emotionally destroyed up until today," Cody says, standing on the other side of the car.999Please respect copyright.PENANAgh02BUtGbH
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"Really? Then I challenge, Nicole Shadow, for a one-on-one battle," Will declares.999Please respect copyright.PENANAcJstWtGe6O
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"Oh, I'm ready to battle, baby," I pull the sleeves of my hoodie up and stretch my arms, "bring it on."999Please respect copyright.PENANAefkRIwfPBs
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"A battle of rock-paper-scissors," he says.999Please respect copyright.PENANAnTcMUpRR1G
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"Dude, just get in the car already," Cody complains.999Please respect copyright.PENANATbfaoWkIOM
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"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" We say in sync and both draw a rock. We try once again and draw scissors together. In the third time, I fold my hands in a rock form, and he forms scissors, making me yell in victory.999Please respect copyright.PENANAu6WYPWwYi9
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"Yes! The queen earns her throne back!"999Please respect copyright.PENANAWsnkacNk4u
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"Forget it. I called dibs first," Will sits in the passenger seat as I'm busy cheering for myself.999Please respect copyright.PENANAuE5QLGNu7m
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"No way!" I pull him but get no reaction or movement from him whatsoever. Man, the asshole is heavy as a rock that he didn't move an inch. "Get out."999Please respect copyright.PENANALVYISZz0ch
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"Alright, both of you, stop it," Cody says, "and you, Will, get out."999Please respect copyright.PENANAHq3dC8QKG1
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"What, man?"999Please respect copyright.PENANAHQ4HZMRgcA
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"Both of you will sit in the backseat today. End of discussion."999Please respect copyright.PENANAHrmNlkOupb
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And it was settled. Nicole Shadow, ladies and gentlemen, sat in the backseat and watched Cody's lunch take her place in the front seat.999Please respect copyright.PENANAOuJiK0XHRK
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After classes were over, students went to the school's basketball court before the game starts. I took a seat in the third row, next to Kyle and Cody.999Please respect copyright.PENANAhovfOcuByP
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"GO BABY!" A squeaky, ear-piercing voice sounded behind me. It was nonother than my dearest friend Amber. Despite her obvious disinterest in the game, Amber only came for Tyler of course, who blew her a kiss from the distance. God, these two!999Please respect copyright.PENANAQ29E2bO8cI
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Denice made her way towards my place, where I saved her a seat next to me. She moved sideways with her ass passing by everyone's face. She stopped and turned around before she passed by Cody, who pouted his lips like a kid.999Please respect copyright.PENANAp8Ee7RsXbx
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"None for you, kiddo," she put a smug grin on her face. I roll my eyes. I will never understand their relationship.999Please respect copyright.PENANAzbrAPOisuO
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"A smoothie for you," she hands me a cold red drink.999Please respect copyright.PENANAIstYnL9fHo
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"Thanks."999Please respect copyright.PENANADj08rh2k5x
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Denice wore a maroon jersey dress with the name McQueen printed on her back in bold white and the numbers 26 printed in the same font below it. She styled her hair in cornrow braids and wore dangling earrings. I complimented her dress and asked about the numbers on it.999Please respect copyright.PENANAnbTl9Mg333
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"Thanks. 26 is actually my birthdate, 2nd day of the 6th month. I had it made for me last summer."999Please respect copyright.PENANAzQYJ4E26KS
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I'd recently learned that Denise's family is actually quite loaded. Her dad owns several prestigious hotels in different states and countries, including Paris and Dubai. Her parents are really strict when it comes to her education that they once tried to send her back to her old private school. She eventually started skipping classes then running away from home till they promised they'll never interfere again. All she had to do was take care of her studies and prove herself to them so they'd get out of her hair.999Please respect copyright.PENANAuanTGRWKh1
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My source to all that? Cody Howard.999Please respect copyright.PENANA0g2JgWdKa6
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Apparently, they're the type that tells stories while getting it on. Talk about multitasking.999Please respect copyright.PENANAk3T5UhrQOJ
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While we wait for the game to start. Denise talks about the Fall Festival coming up and how stressful it is to manage it. I see Ryan in the distance warming up and stretching his arms. He looked damn good in his basketball uniform like a professional athlete who's about to go nationals. He walks towards the bleachers and looks around, but his eyes miss me. Denise nudges me and points her head at him. I try to move over the people and pass through till I reach the bottom of the stadium.999Please respect copyright.PENANAsKnJ2TnE4X
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"Yo, cutie," I grab his attention, "looking for someone?"999Please respect copyright.PENANAJOlE6E5AV5
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"There you are," he walks closer to where I'm standing. I'm still on a higher level, so I had to bend and lean down to talk to him.999Please respect copyright.PENANAmPFXqvNfvP
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"Are you ready?'999Please respect copyright.PENANACnegVoURG0
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"Ready to beat their asses, yeah," he replies confidently.999Please respect copyright.PENANAZZylgBhhBY
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"It's sad that you guys underestimate them so much. They might not be so weak as you think."999Please respect copyright.PENANAadzorabmAK
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"Well then," he suddenly brings his leg up on the bleachers and climbs up swiftly. He holds the metal for support as he pushes himself forward to kiss me. I was caught off-guard by the unexpected action that I kept my eyes open as he kissed me. He pulls back to smile at me, "for good luck."999Please respect copyright.PENANA1zeVkHfKmg
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You'd think I'd get used to the occasional, out-of-the-blue kisses, but no. He still has the same effect on me.999Please respect copyright.PENANASUAI4MyRtQ
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"He sure is a master of PDA," Dylan walks by with his hands on his hips once Ryan leaves.999Please respect copyright.PENANAkhW9Nm3rrw
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I ruffle his hair, "Make us proud, Captain."999Please respect copyright.PENANALfihLA55Jp
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"I will. They're an easy win," he says as he brushes his hair back with his hands.999Please respect copyright.PENANA5uDi2VkpsU
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Man, these guys' overconfidence will take them nowhere.999Please respect copyright.PENANANl1k6OKaQX
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More than an hour later...999Please respect copyright.PENANALfi1igVe5Y
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I take back my words. Our team kicked ass and won the match with a 57 to 6. The other guys were so weak it seemed like we were playing by ourselves. Talk about an easy win.999Please respect copyright.PENANABEcTKXOmJJ
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At dinner, Rosie announced that she'd found a nice house nearby and that she and Will will be moving there soon. As I heard, Antony Baker wrote all his money and properties to Rosie, who was the only inherritor to him besides his brother.999Please respect copyright.PENANA5kCzoJUNUT
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While Antony's brother manages the Baker Corporation, Rosie took care of Antony's estates and dealt with them as he asked in his will. In conclusion, Rosie is rich now and has enough money to last her and her son a good 55 years or so.999Please respect copyright.PENANAkA9TWdcFf0
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I still wonder why Will would bother to work in a bar if they have that mch money.999Please respect copyright.PENANATpCmd6cDTg
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As I stood i the kitchen, Kat talked to me about random things. And when I say random, I really mean just Ryan. She's still so hyped up with the whole 'Nicole got a boyfriend' thing. I keep telling her that even if Ryan didn't show up, I still had college and after college to get a boyfriend, so I wasn't really late or anything. And even till Ryan, I wasn't exactly ointerested in the first place.999Please respect copyright.PENANAXENhE8Tm8J
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"Enough about Ryan. Tell me about your man," I say. "Marc, was it?"999Please respect copyright.PENANA7fkdOfn7VO
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"Who's Marc?" she asks, facing the other way.999Please respect copyright.PENANAxH9ky12GiB
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"Come on, you know who I'm talking about," I cock my head to look at her face, which was starting to redden up a bit. Even for a lady her age, Kat still blushes when someone asks her about any man in her life,him being a colleague at work or just a guy she met at the club. (Not that she's old or anything, of course.) "The resort guy."999Please respect copyright.PENANA9bSM4vavws
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"Oh, that guy? What about him?"999Please respect copyright.PENANA3HcTB624ZY
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"Rosie said you extchanged numbers," I place my hands in my pockets, "there is always a reason behind that."999Please respect copyright.PENANApUttOftmLS
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"Well, he did text me last night out of the blue," she plays with a strand of her hair.999Please respect copyright.PENANApar6MylNWW
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"Out of the blkue, you say," I smile. "What did he say?"999Please respect copyright.PENANAVhvmxgyP96
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"Why are you asking too many questions? And remove that look from your face."999Please respect copyright.PENANAPxgY8JjMM5
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"It's just not fair that you ask about Ryan all the time while I don't. Now is my chance, so spill it. Did he ask you out?"999Please respect copyright.PENANAqFKNODkdl9
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"He said he wanted to see me."999Please respect copyright.PENANADdLWViHVv2
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"And what did you tell him?"999Please respect copyright.PENANAdhICxr9H3c
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"Nothing."999Please respect copyright.PENANAPQkIlVnPic
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"What do you mean by 'nothing'?"999Please respect copyright.PENANAfMhsydJ518
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"I didn't reply."999Please respect copyright.PENANAQgnkuYIRPj
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"You ignored him?That's too evil, even for you, Kat."999Please respect copyright.PENANAIT1xtrpSOu
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"Hey! I'm not that bad. I didn't exactly see his text; I didn't open it, you know? Like when you recieve a text and you just read it without opening the app. It's just a notif--"999Please respect copyright.PENANAkgCqnMenTO
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"I get it, Kat! You still left the guy hanging. It's bad."999Please respect copyright.PENANAML6uoD8qGH
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"Come one, don't talk to me like you're a love expert."999Please respect copyright.PENANAF7JuydLznn
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"I may not know much, but I do know how it fels like when you're ignored by someone, especially one you really like. And he clearly likes you, so I say go out with him."999Please respect copyright.PENANAK9He6FIUKf
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"Really? Cody definitely would not agree--"999Please respect copyright.PENANARNtE5rVoPE
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"Don't worry about him. I'm he wants the best for you. He may not act like it, but he just want you to be happy. And if that is what makes you happy, then he'll just let you be," I talk as sensibly as possible, and that happens on rare occasions.999Please respect copyright.PENANAEctS66M5db
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"Then may be I should talk to him first," she folds her arms nervously.999Please respect copyright.PENANA29W9JLUWwM
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"No, I'll do the talking. You'll do the shopping. I have my ways to get through to him."999Please respect copyright.PENANAjGlAlcP9H7
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"While I don't really trust you in this, I'll put it in you hands. I just hope after he hears what you have to say, he doesn't come hunt me down or something."999Please respect copyright.PENANAAokQQt6XtA
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"Don't worry, I've been told I'm good with words, I flip my hair.999Please respect copyright.PENANACYM4dgUGaG
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"I'm terrified."