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CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The events of Friday night immediately comes crawling into my head. Guilt fills my body as I stared at him.
He was panting like he had been running for quite a while but from where ?. His hair was messy and scattered around his head in different angles but still he managed to look hot. I mean fine. He was wearing a black T-shirt with new York written on it in white letters and then a black faded jean to go and his white converse. His hazel eyes were sparking as sweat filled his head." just go to your seat Adam " Mr mark said waving him over. I looked away from his retreating figure and back to the equation then I solved it." good have your seat Betty " Mr Mark said with a warm smile. I returned mine and went back to my seat. Adam was seated beside me as he wrote down what was on the board inside his book." are you okay " I said shocking myself as Adam looks up from his book to my face and then shrugs." you came late today, just like lRelated chapters
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" hi " I said plainly" don't bug her dork " Alex said as she hit Ralph's head with her phone." what the fuck " Ralph growled and I found myself smiling and trying to hold a laugher." what's that ? " he turned to me angrily" nothing " I whispered." I will be back Betty. I will just get snacks and then we can go off to my room " she said walking away from the sitting room. Leaving me and Ralph alone." okay " I nodded and sat on the arm rest with my phone in my hand. I didn't know what to do so I just stared at the television not even understanding what's going on." hey " my head turns abruptly to look at Ralph " why are you guys not in school " he asked while munching on pop cornI don't know which I'm more focused on. His lips or his question" nothing " I muttered.. He stared at me for a while before looking away" okay " he muttered. And I looked at the TV again.
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