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He cupped my face in his hands. “The only thing true about what you just said was the storybook damsel part—and that’s only because you’re pretty enough to be one. Not the distress thing. Everything else you just said was ridiculous. You’re not helpless.”
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How r u feeling after last night? Been worried about u.
Aw, he’s worried about her 🤭
My God, Sage. Your eyes. How have I never noticed them? The color… like molten gold. I could paint those…
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“Funny,” he said. “I don’t think I could ever get tired of looking at it.”
‘You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth.’”
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“Keep it. I think I’ve got something else to help center my life.”
It’s her! He means her!
“What’s a little crazy here and there? I’m supposed to be doing experiments… why not see which is brighter: your aura or the sun?”
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You’re as cute as usual.”
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You need me? You yell. You want to leave? We go. I’ll get you out of here, no matter what.”
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“You won’t have to find out what it’s like tonight because you aren’t going to fail. You can do this. And I’ll be here with you as long as it takes, okay?”
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Strong arms caught hold of me, and Adrian helped me to my feet.
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“This is the truth,” he said simply. “From someone who cares and wants your body to be as healthy and amazing as your mind.”
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“No, you will listen. For once, you’re going to hear something that doesn’t fit into your neat, compartmentalized world of order and logic and reason. Because this isn’t reasonable. If you’re terrified, believe me—this scares the hell out of me, too. You asked about Rose? I tried to be a better person for her—but it was to impress her, to get her to want me. But when I’m around you, I want to be better because… well, because it feels right. Because I want to. You make me want to become something greater than myself. I want to excel. You inspire me in every act, every word, every glance. I look
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you don’t even know it. You have no clue how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.”
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“And I know, Sage,” he continued, his eyes filled with fire. “I know how you guys feel about us. I’m not stupid, and believe me, I’ve tried to get you out of my head. But there isn’t enough liquor or art or any other distraction in the world to do it. I had to stop going to Wolfe’s because it was too hard being that close to you, even if it was all just pretend fighting. I couldn’t stand the touching. It was agonizing because it meant something to me—and I knew it meant nothing to you. I kept telling myself to stay away altogether, and then I’d find excuses… like the car… anything to be around
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at least as long as you were involved with him, I had a reason to keep my distance.”
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