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I slightly pouted my d40e5fee89 lips and climbed into ad402aa860 the car.e3a13d32da16a586

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Thunk! When I f98beece91 closed the 1ef7578e6b door and fc270a8300 started the 95eeaf8fe1 engine, my 5e689ba4a2 body shook b2e1033e5d along with 559523a463 the car.4ea89a136693927a

I rolled down 34bbde763b the window and 55fc324362 apologized out of b4dcbc81c4 the blue to 690f96b500 David, who was 2b6c261c44 still leaning against 315d72dcd5 the wall looking 2fe15e5645 in my direction.0fd88e8a6d49bcf6

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“David, I’m sorry. I told my dad about your motorcycle this morning.”2e9fd4166fade111

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“…… Huh?”240036726fb52429

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“Dad might go to Mr. Smith to complain. If you don’t want to be in trouble, don’t skip school today. Anyway, I’m off now!”e4ab0be28ac88ec6

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“Hey! Haley! Haley!”14d3507e90feab6c

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I rolled up the window. I immediately plugged in the USB and turned up the music, drowning out David’s voice.442d3f4351d61a3b

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“Hmm, I feel a little better.”53c9cd8ea1cee675

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Jens’ “Lottery” was playing from the speakers.e9cfd9afdfc615b2

The lyrics asking 9f5b86b567 to give a f8fd0009a5 chance stuck in b2c280006b my ears.2b82910933ff5a15

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I cautiously c808660642 drive off, 08469c055a tapping my 83919cd488 fingers to 6551cd3cb3 the beat 250b31fccf of the 11d2a64d2f song.65d6930115b5626d

After a e341fc8246 while, I e6f056a1e5 calmed down cc1584e7de and muttered c23a97c7bc to myself.ff5b1cd5d9cef917

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“…… Am I bi-polar?”177d408d03fd4a77

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I began to suspect d0c0aa5a45 that there might be efbebc97f3 a new problem in 101b3970cd my head.03c32c1111681708

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That evening, my f8f7bd04c5 mom came home e49d1f08d5 from lab work 25a2d23618 for a few f9ad30ecad days and dropped cc9b0e9767 a bombshell.56fef6e754f08d65

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“I think we’re going to have to move.”73b7705e2eccecd3

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“…… What? All of a sudden?”c68f4233f4f9cb0d

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“They said my lab is being relocated.”983f06a48d4bc7d0

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“Where to? How far? It’s still around here, right?”014b823ed7037178

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As I bombarded 73e412f2c7 her with questions, fdf009a8df she gave an 478304fabd apologetic look and 572c0d27a6 replied.972839c480f110a3

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“I have to go to Arizona.”5dde392d7912f2f8

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“……?”7bf0d5aa45ad22ec

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“Sorry, Haley. I think you have to transfer schools too.”845f183632fa82ac

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“You’re joking, right?”c1feab42ffa5d076

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It was September. It had been less ec849fc9e7 than a month since f08e390a01 the new school year 589372566c had begun.ccfa030adaae4134

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Transfer schools 505cc423ae at a d7ea3f237f time like 6f23ee92ca this? To a crowded place e6154cc9a3 like Arizona?2f88e420b34cd850

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‘Even though I’m in my senior year?’37a13f8487d07857

I still found it 679e0308bf hard to deal with 369c1629ba people even though I 32c5f9c5d7 was constantly receiving counseling.25bfaba3f7cf2f59

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I was afraid that 25eea75df2 they would curse and 3740242470 talk about me, and ec9fa2531b I also had nightmares 503acf896e about people finding me 74e192b678 in hiding and pointing e538acfb4e fingers at me.b1162fb507540cc7

I pretended to be okay because I thought my parents would be worried…….24558c9d7ba46e26

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“I’m so sorry. Haley. If you don’t like it, I can go alone. But I want you to come with me.”b3e9bc3148ef54b3

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“…….”cfeeb011c249f995

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“The new school is a better place than the one you’re attending now. The teachers are fine, and the percentage of Asians is higher than your current school, so you don’t have to worry as much about racism.”97532d48a58ff1a1

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The school I attended now was a small one, and there were only three Asians in the whole school – including me.e52053711f490f56

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On top of that, the school’s ruling queen bee was a huge fan of Hugo and had an extreme hatred for the Asian who almost killed him.fa5133d060c2a317

Because of their insulting remarks, I’ve been wearing my earphones all the time except in class, but did this even reach my parents’ ears?263ef3e4075647e7

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‘I don’t think anyone would tell them about my school life…….’cd8e07e7c88e80e1

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I met my ed41d6cf29 parents’ worried gaze.348fbf346fa000bf

In fact, I didn’t have any friends at school, and I didn’t have any teachers I respected, so I could always transfer schools.929b29ed1af634b8

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‘Unless it’s a crowded place.’31f4d18bed397a84

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I thought for a 10529b33d4 moment.753b68058f7335dc

In my head, d376ff49a1 I weighed my e72a886f96 current school against e2c401acb4 my hypothetical Arizona bd8098faff school.7154938d6001cd3f

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Should I continue facing racial discrimination or get drained being surrounded by people…….0ab400df90775db0

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“…… What do you think, Dad?”c2e10d86aad64289

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I didn’t think the scales would tip to one side or the other. I left the choice to my dad, who had been silent the whole time.44d1647bc088f326

Dad smiled through his wrinkled eyes and put his arm around Mom’s shoulder.ea7b93f672f42be4

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“Dad wants you to come to Arizona with us.”2b37acc89a1abdf4

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If I decided to c85266a25d stay, my dad would c2387db05e have to stay here 9339bb774e with me.51accf899b99dc98

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They were so close. It would be unfilial dfbbb65157 to keep them apart.1728c94491ffa256

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‘Besides, I’m less than a year away from graduating…….’05c265adef2c6c43

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“…… Then I’ll go. I’ll transfer.”d2d1812b7f92b874

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“Really? Are you sure?”892ffa87baa9965e

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“Yes. It’s not like I’m particularly attached to the school……. or have any close friends in this neighborhood.”b4b1b7da5f5a07df

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For a 69aef1285e moment, David a8b953c0da from next fa0e278bf6 door came 35d4985c09 to mind 809a331d62 but I ec27ef1a7f quickly pushed 794aada6d5 the thought 045b0bb20f aside.de46664b1536b78c

Dad came 7f44a54b23 over and c70f4542a7 patted me dea1dfae47 on the 89779533bf shoulder.f6216c181f0b0da6

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“If you go somewhere new, you’ll make a lot of new friends.”8e594caf58a75771

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“Yes, I hope so.”b91df0bf88f4195e

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In fact, I don’t need new friends. But I didn’t want to worry my dad further, so I just nodded.53a195c234a023aa

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“Alright, then we’ll start preparing right away. We’ll need to get there as soon as possible. Is that okay?”8dee8b259a2e77c1

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“Anytime is fine.”6602f00f655e2b82

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I had to leave c308d423f7 the house where we 42a1e770ed had lived for several 3e22063114 years. The thought 00a84d5ea7 of leaving 74e53c33f6 behind the 23b602f079 familiar environment 14f367004d made me ae91bb1255 feel nauseous, ca0582b7b6 but I 5bcff3d555 tried not 1cb5b720fe to show a4a3305a80 it.8c68c194f4855bbd

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‘Let’s be as quiet as possible and get my diploma.’31efb6c5f891c3fa

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Thinking so, I forced ebb0b8a7be the corners of my 64a09d8043 mouth into a smile.8fb93a9a752b2556

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Preparations for the move 6a0e38c03e and transfer were made dacdc2e840 quickly. I boarded the plane 2516a77a17 without any farewell party de46ef0b49 (I had to listen 9582218ef0 to the farewell remarks 6f2e49d825 from the other students 190ac067c9 until the last day), 8accf90fed and my family set eebaf7a3b1 foot on the sweltering 7c9c612342 ground.c35b19a73733e346

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“Haley. It’s your first day of school, how are you feeling?”8a3a8c6c1547cda8

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A few more a3c34216a2 days passed, and c3ab64681f the first day e37e3482ba of school arrived. Somehow, my ab0eedb8fa parents had 1145619aa9 prepared breakfast 5e3bca740a for me 5b1b19e682 just in 81e4c7c76a time for 6f68e7c99c me to 64920ee1f7 wake up.1310cbf5ed0d0ab5

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“It’s okay. I slept soundly, I didn’t have any dreams, and I got to eat with my mom and dad, so it feels good.”9cae13c4b062b4cc

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It seemed that 78e8c28137 they had this 1d9a636bce prepared to ease dfda54e0b0 my nerves.df6286b001525c8b

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“Uhm. By the way, Haley.”5bbc7fc187c6fc70

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“What?”532ee6d916e9b940

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I was eating Korean 8ba7a9f7d3 food with a few f784b07199 side dishes when my ed8f504167 dad called me with 83710eab0f a groan.d7dc2016f65103df

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“Why?”82b23d3d1bdee012

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“Are you…… going out like that?”7a0a9d83c0bc54ab

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He glanced at my 21040d274b outfit with a frown.5adbe8f701a7279e

Hair that is 12c562baf0 combed and tied ba6ed4c3eb up haphazardly. A white 823305eaec short-sleeved tee dac6108387 with no 350cf8be69 prints and 175d1434e2 a checkered 971b9204c0 shirt over af66522520 it. Light jeans with da038cf43c a straight fit.0b66f2784652cea3

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“What’s wrong?”67b55b8687379734

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It’s completely ordinary. Is there a problem?7911eabdd5a480dd

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I asked d43236ecbd with my 7f17dfa746 fingers holding 9eb66e12f1 up my c49d293167 slipping horn-rimmed 1d8300cf95 glasses. My dad 2bb5148bf0 pointed that 1c66d5c09c out to 07613100c0 me.11eeee2d0f5445f0

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“The glasses. What you are wearing……. is not bad, but what’s that big glasses?”7ca014d91bae8212

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“It’s a comfort item…….”909c0c2b6f1686cd

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“Haley. If you wear glasses that don’t fit, your eyesight will get worse.”200e640495b1fcf0

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“These don’t have lenses.”d90585bab6bc117d

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Why are you 61b8d8602a wearing them when 27f007aee2 they don’t have 2103804be0 any?f14fcaa606672bd8

My dad looked at me like he couldn’t understand me. I responded, “It’s a fashion trend among young people.”edc3897d0c108533

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“Enough, both of you. Let Haley do what she wants.”7b186e7c2c5c6e46

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“Honey. If our daughter keeps up like that, she can’t make friends here either.”f05dc881d0e32f0c

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“I’m sure she’ll figure it out on her own.”52dfd4a937edd63d

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My mom fa072bebd9 took my 163f1f93db side. Yay.53f9fcb631c7a7a4

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“I’ll get going now. I have to go to the teacher’s office before class and I want to take a look around the school.”f6e0be3a0c7742ac

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“Are you done eating? You ate only half of it.”a9a40495ae850248

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“Half is plenty. It’s delicious, but if I eat too much in the morning, I might fall asleep while driving.”03f8bbb4699484e4

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“Drowsy driving is dangerous. Okay, I understand. Take care. Call me if anything happens. Got it?”552211673dd695ee

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As she smoothed out my outfit, my mom’s eyes shifted to the ring on my finger.7847a9704c039ec4

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I nodded, rubbing 1163904ea0 the ring with 738e94c2d5 my thumb as d44ea9f9ba was my habit.b1cbf1b264fa811d

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“Yes, I’ll be back.”a47ce1a656ba1de7

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“Okay. If your glasses are too cumbersome, just take them off.”0c4ebd565d6986e3

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My dad couldn’t let it go, tracing a circle over my eyes with his fingers.4130517fbf0ea622

I gave a small 1d068f9bf7 laugh and slung the 1f8a5d5552 bag over my shoulder.b33b1e0b0bd7d88c

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“I’ll think about that.”be109bc1f8dba0d1

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It took 26a39b025e about 30 61fb13224b minutes by e0671995d9 car from b82dbb7c81 my new c1638ebd8a home to 81411b8528 school.f4c23edcaccf5d9f

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Thanks to leaving early, a6a2cc6498 there was no traffic, 49bc37da5f and I arrived about c31e56532c 5 minutes earlier.678e04a3aaaba8fb

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“I like the big parking lot.”e32d4ae811848e37

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Due to bd5c25ae8f the large b812bae375 number of 359cf8908a students, the d001202a45 school had 04594b75a9 four parking c320b6ccb1 lots.0811b33a40b0851a

I drove 271742ddcd to the 31900a5749 first parking 977735013f lot near 034c3ebc69 the main ad02aac2fb entrance and 3bd740419e found a 3cf64fa00b spot under 814705e916 the shade cf13cceec4 of a ab175a0c06 tree.75dde326ef33e472

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‘Oh, I parked the car in one go.’e40edb9eff377d58

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Parking was the b8d26dfd3b hardest part for 3896d5b222 me, so I 505a44c1d5 felt good about bbd4c23124 the situation. I took 2fdce4ddd9 out my e09015d0f7 bag from ee978968f9 the passenger ecbace7e98 seat, put dbfb8a258b it on e8cd0e31e2 my shoulder, 6fe4ff0135 and got 2c6e20d157 out of 4fc59800da the car.08ffb10eeae24645

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The paper 253166f217 crumpled in df1935e92e my hands 3857915ba3 as I e85b0408a9 struggled to 05352808aa close the 6f38b6c974 car door. I loosened my grip f59bf8142e and slowly unfolded the 0a0c4d0bda paper, revealing a messy b0d7a58a65 map of the school.f1453673f6f559dd

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‘I had to stop by the teacher’s office first and get handouts for the class.’48e7636a9e88155b

Because of that incident 42147834b5 11 years ago, I 654fe814a2 cut off all internet f8a217f063 access like a monk 4f98ed7aec estranged from the secular 98e7242cb9 world.5aff6397d9b810c9

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My phone was an 05837e28d5 old flip phone, so 1b24e3512c I had to draw 3b2774bca4 the school map on e4a748d81c a piece of paper 9afbf6e1a0 and bring it with dd68f88d60 me.d6d0a9b8691b5768

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“Let’s see…….”ec1e0f0d2b8e08b6

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I was bad with directions just like my dad. Still, I had calculated my time well in advance, so it wouldn’t be a problem if I got a little lost.8844c9c87e6a1d30

With a map 580ff3e568 in hand, this cedc891b0c directionally challenged traveler d61eec4503 boldly sets off. I noticed 0c98c60ea0 some of dc84bc8663 the students, acae831103 who had ae25f7c82d arrived at 3fbfeac920 school early 5daa7e224f like me, 713495cbaa were glancing 283bbb0df2 at me.ee8b4d1af1eb814c

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‘I don’t think it’s discrimination against Asians……. Is it strange to see this face for the first time? There are a lot of students, but do they all know each other’s faces?’710dc2f2da41d837

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I thought about 09048be83e it and tried 56d3d48e12 to shake off a9548c57e8 the pressure. Their stares made 613064ccf3 my stomach churn 0c6cebe727 and cold sweat 7783701761 began to break 79b5e47961 out on my c4d5f39491 palms.cc9b5ad7baf6cf65

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‘Let’s walk a little faster.’86ee0044e9eb693a

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My pace 1911ac2eb9 was getting f46865a223 faster.Tap-tap-tap-The sound of 2fbb414cca footsteps echoed in 2945aabeb9 my ears.315266627cfcb4e6

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“Ah……!”93cb0a53c4f29ba1

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Before I 517bf2e302 knew it, 8eafb47c07 I stepped b4664e53fe on my c57dd7fed2 untied shoelace. My body leaned f5bf6348b7 forward, and the 3395f12c0b ground was getting 2c171269fd closer.279804eb521a036c

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‘I’m going to fall!’4cd3241d34130e55

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I squeezed 6bba6da341 my eyes 1fc97c9256 shut and 45a940cae9 curled up.7403b6700b7d5f1c

Rather than worrying about 34cfac437c getting hurt, the first 5fcd26ead9 thing that came to 24a13d9545 mind was, ‘The kids are e95512a15f watching, how embarrassing!’972b876dc888e02c

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But luckily, 5fc13b6099 I avoided 114af45923 a nasty 5374a95ec5 fall.d02ef94e2214c6f3

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Thud.Something grabbed my shoulder.db0554960ed3595b

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I looked 30586d4b1b back at b86511e720 him with 7b00043c02 a red 95c752decc face, trying 094ed29ef4 to form 4b76b0a8ef the words 81aeaf079f of gratitude.4412de1458e76326

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But the moment I saw the other person’s face, the words that came out of my mouth were unfinished and dissipated into thin air.b7df7773353de8b1

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“I’ve never seen you before. Are you a transfer student?”7771ea58b6a53ca1

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A pale face 843b3f6e2d with black hair. Tall and broad-shouldered. Sunken eyes and crooked 4000e11d6c lips.7d6a60f1c18c90f5

And the gaze that contains me completely…….1ca896dbed2b0f5a

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“…… Hugo?”2f513d60333accf6

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Bright blue eyes.546ce607f9a41d29

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Why is he here? Wasn’t he attending high school in Texas? Was there any information I didn’t know in the original story? Was my memory failing me?727c4a8bd2c0a9f0