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By the time we pulled into the school driveway, I had fully convinced myself that if I kept my head down until the end of the day, I could avoid seeing Aiden—at least once.

The moment I stepped out of the car, Arnold ditched me to catch up with his friends. Real nice, brother. Real nice.

I was just about to keep walking when someone yelled my name.

"Nova!"

I turned around, already knowing who it was. Eli came strutting toward me like he owned a catwalk.

"Dude, why do you look like you just came off a runway?" I asked as soon as he got close.

"Well, I did tell you all this beauty needs prep," he said dramatically, flipping his hair like we were in a shampoo commercial.

"But it’s just 8 a.m."

"Unlike you, love, I believe in starting my drama and slaying from the moment I wake up. Now let’s go—we can’t stand here forever, can we?"

And just like that, we started walking.

“So, have you seen our Prince Charming yet?” Eli asked as we strolled down the hallway.

“What Prince Charmin
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  • Nightmare turned love    Therapist

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  • Nightmare turned love    Content

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