STOP. KISSING. FINN.

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Chapter 23 Recap: Sparks fly one last time in the art room, but not like they used to. Charlie’s done with Finn’s BS. 1:53 p.m. I was next to the large…
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Chapter 22 recap: In what feels like an out-of-body experience, Charlie presents her independent study project at the final assembly. It’s a success, at…
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I’ve learned. I didn’t always know. When to yield, to let them pass.
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"It wouldn't make sense if it wasn't personal."
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I still didn’t know what everyone would think. But I did know that I was done with hiding all the important parts of myself. And that was something I…
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It certainly felt like I was beyond something. Like I’d gone too far in one direction and was lost.
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Of course, I hadn’t forgotten anything. I still got that ache in my chest every time I thought of him.
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A constellation of rhinestone studs decorated both of Jenna's ears, but tucked just above the left one was a flower. A small, orange carnation. Like the…
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When a memory is like that, you can only be alone with it for so long or it starts to feel like you made it up.
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“You’re right,” I said and slipped my hands into my back pockets. “I did bring you here. I wanted to bring you here.”
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The feeling you get when your foot falls asleep after you’ve been sitting on it too long? That's how my whole body felt. It was pure rage, I think.
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Now I'm stuck painting her face.
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