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26 | The pizza party has turned into a sad party.
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2024-10-10 16:00:10"She can't die. If only she hadn't acted so rich and had eaten less, they would both have been on that piece of wood." Sobbing.
James looks at me in shock. "You can't be serious! She's not fat; you're just saying that because the guy is hot," he retorts.
I glare at him. "Regardless of how beautiful young Leonardo DiCaprio is, that piece of wood from the ship was big enough for both of them, and not just Rose, so Jack could have been saved."
James scoffs. "If Jack had climbed on, the piece of wood would have sunk, and they would both have drowned. It's better that only Jack died, rather than both of them."
I open my mouth, deeply shocked by what he said, and I throw a cushion right in his face. "Do you want to see how I drown you, huh? Jack didn’t deserve to die! Hot or not!" I sob loudly.
Carly turns to me, and I see that her mascara is running under her eyes from crying. "You're right, Bry, Jack didn't deserve to die. Rose was cruel
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