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"Stop. Stop. Stop it", I scream into my pillow,my voice muffled.
It's been sometime since I returned from the beach,and my mind is playing the kiss like a broken recorder.
It wasn't even a proper kiss,for heaven's sake. He pulled away just after he pecked the corner of my mouth,shocked. The both of us dispersed faster than anyone could say 'What Just Happened?', tucking our tails between our legs and walking away in opposite directions.
I look up to the heavens for help, frustrated.
I bang the door to Anshu's room open.
"Can't you be quiet, Sandy?",Anshu scolds.
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