The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
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“Shit, my girlfriend was fifteen.”
AnnMarie Sands
15 and you're19 if you're a year older than Conrad......... so..... you're a pedo.... right.....
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“Isn’t that, like, illegal?”
AnnMarie Sands
yes
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It wasn’t fair, to be treated like I was a kid when I wasn’t.
AnnMarie Sands
honey at 16 yes you are
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I wanted him to think I was cool, like the kind of girl who didn’t care what people thought,
AnnMarie Sands
Do we see the irony here
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“Don’t be so gay,” she said. Jeremiah said, “You shouldn’t use the word ‘gay’ like that.”
AnnMarie Sands
What year is it
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Wasn’t he the one who was supposed to be convincing me?
AnnMarie Sands
no. nobody should have to convince anyone to take off their clothes. if it's not an enthusiastic yes, it's a no
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What I really wanted to say was, Are you gay?
AnnMarie Sands
I don't like you
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Asking someone if they want to kiss you is weird. You’re supposed to just do it.”
AnnMarie Sands
Wrong. it's sweet and endearing
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She has no personality. She’s like one of those pod people. She looks at Conrad like he’s God.” I knew he was judging me for being so mean, but I couldn’t stop talking.
AnnMarie Sands
pick me, choose me
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“I’m not a kid anymore!
AnnMarie Sands
you JUST turned 16 and he's a legal adult
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Susannah was dying, and I was kissing Conrad.
AnnMarie Sands
Okay so you do see why this is a weird time to do this
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I didn’t know what to say to him.
AnnMarie Sands
you could..... end things properly and give him some closure instead of ghosting...
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He was the first boy to tell me I was beautiful. That had to count for something.
AnnMarie Sands
I have no words