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Chapter 27 - This time
“Milk, Eggs sugar and corn starch.” I say out loud reading the items on the list my mother gave me this morning. I’m doing the groceries today because she didn’t feel like doing it. So I offered to do it for her, I wanted to do something nice for her.
It feels good to be out of the house. The past week went by so fast; I’ve been on auto pilot going from home, picking Leo and his siblings to go to school in the mornings. Then getting through the school day and then dropping them off after school. After all that I get home study for hours; sometimes I study until the next morning.
Next week we start our end of term tests and I’m determined to ace of all them. This end of term report card is my ticket into university. If I don’t do well I might as well quit while I’m ahead. I want to go to med school so I need to be serious.
At the same time I realize I need to take a few minutes to breathe. Or else I’ll burn out; at least that’s what my mother sa
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The boy I should not love Chapter 28 - Don't give up om me
“Come in.” I say and Golden walks in to my apartment. I didn’t think I would find her sitting my parking lot when I got home. She didn’t tell me she would be coming today so when I saw her car my heart jumped. I was just thinking about her as I walked to my building but when I saw her crying in her car my heart sank. I can’t figure out what the hell is going on right now. “Have a seat.” I say pointing to a chair.I pull a chair and sit a feet from her. I take a deep breath to calm myself down. I can tell she’s distraught and I don’t want to add to her stress by being freaked out. Although I have to admit I’m freaked out. Why is she crying?She’s avoiding eye contact. Her eyes are puffed up and red. Her cheeks are a little puffed up too. I want to walk to her and hug her, tell her it will be okay but I don’t know if this is she’ll accept me. I never know where the line is with her and I’
The boy I should not love Chapter 29 - Truth
I invited Zach over to my house for lunch today. I need to talk someone about what went down. And he’s my only option, it’s not live I have girlfriends I can talk to. Amara unfriended me and Gina is loyal to her is so whatever I say to Gina is going to end up in Amara’s ears anyway.On top of that Gina is the one that sent me the video. Granted it came with a message of concern and remorse. But I know how this goes, Amara asked her to send it.So that’s why I reached to Zach, he’s my one and only friend that’s left. I messed things up with Leo so. I must admit I was surprised when he said he would come through. I expected him to tell me to go die since Leo is his best friend. But he’s here.We’re sitting under an umbrella in my parent’s backyard. Zach freaked out when we walked out here. He’s in love with the pool he screamed when he saw it. He’s been staring at the water the entire time, it&rsquo
The boy I should not love Chapter 30 - Common ground
“Do you mind if I start at home before I drop you off?” Golden says as we leave the school grounds. I want to say yes I mind please let me out at the bus stop but I don’t want to be rude.She’s been very kind to drive me back and forth from school for the past few weeks and it has made my life so much easier. I haven’t had to worry about hustling my siblings to get to the bus on time in the mornings in a long time.I’m grateful for her help but that weird feeling I had in the beginning is back. It feels like we’re starting over rebuilding our friendship. I don’t know if we should continue with this anymore. But every morning she shows up on time to pick us pick. I can’t tell you how many times I chickened out of texting her not to pick us up.I know she’s not going to understand why I want to stop. I don’t know how to say no without sounding ungrateful but at the time am I supposed to just g
The boy I should not love Chapter 31 - Slowly
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The boy I should not love Chapter 32 - Time out
“I’m so happy the team is back.” Zach says hugging Leo and I. He winks at me like we have a secret.“We’re back together? Did we break up?” Leo says looking from Zach to me.“We haven’t hung out together in a long time. I’m excited to be with my favorite people.” Zach says smiling at him. Leo looks at me for confirmation I shrug at him like I don’t know what he’s talking about.“I didn’t know you wanted to hang out together, you should have said something.” Leo says playfully looking at him. Zach looks at Leo sideways like he wants to say something more but he doesn’t.“Can we eat?” I say interrupting them. I’ve never heard them talking to each other like this. I don’t know how to feel about this. We’ve never hung out with just the three of us; the kids have always been a buffer. Now it feels like I’m learning to find my plac
The boy I should not love Chapter 33 - Run ins
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The boy I should not love Chapter 34 - Hit the road
“Did you know that he has a lady friend?” Golden asks me watching Zach walk toward the car with a girl. She turns to look at me from the passenger side of Zach’s car. She’s shocked to see Zach and this girl together. They’re holding hands, talking to each other excitedly.“Nope.” I say looking at them come closer to the car. I’m in the same boat as Golden, Zach didn’t tell me he was bringing someone on the trip. Let alone his girlfriend, I thought Zach was single.“I thought he was your best friend.” Golden says whispering because Zach opened the boot to put his friend’s bag. She doesn’t want him to hear, I smile at her. This is all so weird.“I thought so too.” I say out loud. She closes her eyes embarrassed that they might hear. I don’t care Zach has to know we’re talking about them. This is interesting, he has a lady friend.“You got the fi
The boy I should not love Chapter 35 - Sleeping arrangements
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