The One (The Selection, #3)
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I couldn’t see a life for me that didn’t include Aspen. Even now, as I hoped Maxon would choose me, a world without Aspen felt unimaginable.
caitlin
shes so annoying
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I scurried around the room, lighting candles, trying to make the space inviting.
caitlin
girl this is kind of embarrassing especially since theyre in a weird place w their relationship
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“I always wondered what it would be like to see you try.” He started laughing again. “I’m sorry; I have to go.” Even the way he stood held a sense of amusement. “I’ll see you in the morning.”
caitlin
WWHHYYYYY LMAOFFYCTDTVY
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“Trust me when I say, it was very tempting. But you’re not that girl.”
caitlin
i just came back from the dead and they told me YOU STILL NOT THAT GIRL
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“But he was?” Kriss asked. “Was that what that god-awful dress was about yesterday?” Celeste gasped. “You slut!”
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LMAO
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“Please, America, you’ve said and done so many foolish things, I’m surprised you can even be embarrassed anymore.”
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damn
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“Mr. August Illéa, at your service.”
caitlin
WHHARTTT😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
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She smiled. “Not wanting the crown means you’re probably the best person to have it.”
caitlin
can georgia be the main character 😍😍😍
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“Hey,” I started, a little unsure of what to say. Quickly, he wrapped his arms around me, then pulled away. “That’s my girl.”
caitlin
its not even that i dont like him in any other situation this wouldnt bother me BUT YOU GUYS JUST HAD A TALK ABT GIVING AMERICA SPACE WHAT THEFBCUCUDJCHXHSBISCIXJDJXOSNXDNEIS this is so infuriating
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Celeste was very popular, and it would be easy to get people to follow her.
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i think its her
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“We get close and then something happens and it falls apart, and you never seem to be able to make a decision. If you want me as much as you’ve always claimed to, why isn’t this over?”
caitlin
oommmggggggggggg is she being fr that should be his line
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Maxon looked down at my wrist. “Do you . . .” He looked up at me, seeming to rethink his question. “Do you want to dance?”
caitlin
this is so troy and gabriella WAIT shes so gabriella but kore annoying and hypocritical
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I couldn’t pinpoint what made me so certain, but I knew it then, as surely as I knew my name or the color of the sky or any fact written in a book.
caitlin
she'll change her mind next 2 chapters 🥱🥱🥱🥱
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“Do you need me to break her leg? I could make it happen.” She chuckled to herself. “I’m kidding.”
caitlin
bro i called it theyre besties
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Aspen walked down the hall, seeming even bigger and taller than the last time I’d seen him.
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i have a feeling theyre gonna get caught like JUST END IT YOU SAID YOU LOVE MAXON PLEASE SET SOME BOUNDARIES !!!!
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They both held permanent marks of their bravery. I was honored to join them.
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girl youre not one of them
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“And I want you to know everything I would intend to discuss with them. We might be breaking several laws, so I won’t do it if you say not to.”
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shes gonnas invite georgia and whats his face
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Oh, no. Nope. I was not putting it out there first.
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IM SO SICK OF HERRRRR OH MY GOODDDDDDDD
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remembered Jemmy, Aspen’s younger brother, leaning over a block while men took
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what if aspen is the one who does it 😳😳😳
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“Then do it.”
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period
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“I always wondered if they’d change you.”
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boy shut up
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So I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t do it. But I had to do something.
caitlin
girl...... what r u abt to do.....
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I pointed toward the thrones. “Go, faithful subject, and pay your debt to the king.”
caitlin
OK SLAY !!!!!!! SHES GONNA GET IN TROUBLE BUT SLAY !!!
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I lowered my eyes. Maxon had never mentioned a French girl. It genuinely felt as if someone took a chisel and chipped a crack in my heart.
caitlin
aw here she goes again shutting down bitch stand up like obviously that was in the past i hate her omfgggg
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Why hadn’t Maxon mentioned her? Was she here a lot? Why would he keep her a secret?
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I DONT GIE A DAMN !!!!!!
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I was happiest to have settled next to me at this very moment, I would have laughed in their face.
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i called it 😱😱😍😍
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“If she had mattered, I would have told you. The same way you would with me.”
caitlin
but she wouldnt and HASNT SHES A LOAR AND A FRAUD!!!!
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“Hello, Lady America,” she greeted. “Could I brush your hair?” Several emotions played across her face, but she only nodded and spoke quietly. “Of course.”
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THIS IS SO CUTE IM SORRY
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After that, we all took turns crowding around her, getting her to finally make one silly face for the camera.
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she said 🤪✌️
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“Maxon, you were the one who said you wanted to stop arguing. So stop giving me reasons to argue with you!”
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GODD IM IGDXTHVIUDG IM SO SICK OF HER
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but if he wasn’t man enough to say it out loud, then how could he ever protect me from the most frightening thing in my life: his father.
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WHY DOES SHE JUST SAY ITTYTTTTT TOHMNFICUDUSYCHSIDJDICJ JCIDNFIDBDJSNS SHELEKCIJCID IM SO ANGRY
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The Perfectionist, the Sweetheart, the Diva . . . and me.
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the bitch
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He turned toward me, sympathy in his face. “I’m so sorry, America. I hate to be the one to tell you this. Your father has died.”
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HUH !!??????! JUST OUT OF NOWHERE
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I wanted nothing more than for him to comfort me.
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GIRL JUST DROP IT GOFJDICHCISXUDHSUFHIF I HATE HER DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DID
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“I’ll confront the change. But not today.”
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yeah itll probably be the next fucking book by the tome she confronts anything
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But even if you didn’t love me the way that you do, without any sort of worry or restraint, I’d still be incredibly proud of you.
caitlin
when will it be my turn
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I love you beyond paint, beyond melodies, beyond words. And I hope you will always feel that, even when I’m not around to tell you so. Love, Dad
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why is this abt to make me cry
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My father was a Northern rebel.
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😱😱😱😱😱
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I had to do the right thing and tell him so. I had to let go of Aspen.
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watch something happen and she doesnt do it 😒😒😒😒
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Did that mean he missed me? Did that mean he realized he was fine without me?
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girl how many times does he have to tell you 🤦‍♀️
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“I do intend on giving you things, but that’s not what I mean.
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he freaky asf
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I want peanut butter fingerprints on my desk.
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????????? the fuck
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And then, at the last possible moment, everything was ruined.
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aw shit
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I erupted into sobs. “Maxon, please. I’m sorry; it’s not what it looked like. I s-swear. I love you!”
caitlin
i HAAATTEEE that im rooting for her bc shes the main character but she had it coming what tf is gonna happen now
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I’ve never written a love letter, so forgive me if I fail now. .
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UGSXHBCIDNDIDNDID what if something happens w the rebels and america almost dies and then ohhhh he changes his mind and marries her 🥱🥱🥱😆😆😆
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She sent me a thin smile and mouthed the words It’ll be okay. I nodded, and I tried to believe her.
caitlin
i love her 😍😍😍😍 she fr had character development unlike some people........
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I watched in confusion as a red-marked guard walked up behind Celeste and put a bullet squarely through the back of her head.
caitlin
shut the fuck up rn ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME !???????? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING MEEEEEEEERJFUCUHCUDDJ WHATTTT THE FUCKKK
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making the whole thing far more terrifying. I watched, stunned, seeing death more times in a handful of seconds than ought to be possible.
caitlin
bruh i bet kriss is behind it and maxons left w america as the only option LMAO but CELESTE WHATTHE FUCK
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“Be happy,” he breathed, squeezing my hand one last time as Aspen dragged me away, screaming.
caitlin
ok im calling it rn the palace will be too overrun and america will have to escape but she thinks maxon is dead but he actually lives and theyre separated for awhile before finally being reunited 😆😆😆🫶🫶🫶🫶
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“Of course he’s not here. He’s the king. He’s recovering in his room.”
caitlin
WWWHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA good fuckijg riddance
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