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AURORAS FUN
AURORA
It was the first Monday of the new school year, and the third period was about to start after lunch when I caught up with Kiran in our chemistry class. I was almost late for our first class this morning after getting distracted by my music and I didn't get the chance to talk to him then."Hey," I grinned at him."Hey," he said coolly."So, I thought about what you said and I want to hang out tonight."Kiran looked confused for a moment and looked off into the distance as if he were trying to remember, "Did I ask you out?"
I chuckled, "No, not like that. It's a clear day out, not a single cloud in the sky. I want to show you how I have fun."Curious, Kiran lifted a brow at me and analyzed my features before agreeing, "Okay."My last period of the day is as an office aid, and I usually spend that time catching up on homework, but today I decided to do a little digging while the principal was in the bathroom and finRelated chapters
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AURORA He was being so kind to me, even giving up his bed for me, or to let me into his home and let me cry on him no questions asked. I don’t know many people with whom I could really do that anymore. I questioned all of my relationships after tonight. I lost three people after what happened tonight, the closest people to me, too. My boyfriend is a cheater, and my best friends are secret-hiding backstabbers. I have never been so upset and disappointed in myself before. Wait… why am I upset with myself? I didn’t do anything wrong here, I was entirely in the dark about all of this. I noticed the looks they gave each other, sure, but the topic was never really brought up and I just thought of them as harmless looks of admiration. I never would have guessed that things would transpire the way they did. Stupid girl, Aurora. Kiran is right, and you need to stop being so nice and forgiving. These people betrayed me, they&r
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