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We are all not perfect
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2021-01-20 22:42:59WE ARE NOT ALL PERFECT
Tamara and Ada walks home together,they have been friends since basic two,Ada knows almost everything about Tamara. She knows that her friend likes Emmanuel, he knows too but he doesn't have such feelings for her.
The two girls were alone in the class,Tamara broke the silence between them and started a chat.
" Why didn't you write a poem"
" Because I didn't felt like,why did you? I thought both of us didn't like her,why did you write? She raised her brows and bite her lips but her round eyeball were daring. Tamara always followed Ada's advice, not because they were always right but because sometimes Ada can be frightening.
"Because I felt like,I felt something in my heart that I needed to pen down,didn't you feel anything? Tamara pushed her weaved hair that fell on her face from covering her eyes.
&nbs
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