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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
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The boy I should not love Chapter 33 - Run ins
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“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
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