He’s here. The boy I hate, the boy I’ve always hated, is back. And he’s standing just ten feet away from me. God, ten feet is not enough distance between us. Nope. It’s close. It’s real close. We need an ocean between us. A continent. A whole planet. An entire galaxy, maybe. As it is, I can see him clearly. I can see every angle of his face. The sharp peaks of his cheekbones, the slant of his jaw, his strong forehead. Even his eyelashes, how thick and dark they are. How all together, he has to be the most beautiful guy I’ve ever seen. Such a delusion, his beauty. His meanness comes forth in
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