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19. The Smile
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I don't smile often. Maybe that's one of the reasons why people get intimidated by me. Back in high school, I didn't hang out much with friends. I have a very small circle and I can't even say we're that solid. But now here in college, I have Taylor and Sean. It's still a small circle, but the difference is we hang out whenever we have the chance and they make me smile and laugh a lot.My mom would be happy to know I'm in a good circle."Do you think it's better if we like... you know, take a Masters after this degree?" I heard Taylor ask. It's Monday but there's a university-wide activity going on that's why we don't have classes. We're here at the usual cafe, just hanging out. Although I brought the book I'm currently reading in case I want to read and my iPad in case I want to do school-related stuff."I guess it depends on you. If you want a job right after you graduate, you go and apply for a job. If you don't think you're ready for the real world, then I guess it's okay to take
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The Charmer and the Beast 22. The Dinner
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If I look back at my past social events, I wouldn't find myself surrounded with a lot of people, much less hanging out with a huge crowd. It's always just me, or me and my sisters, or me and my family, or me and my very few friends. I've never hung out with almost 15 people. That's already a lot for me. While we were waiting for our orders, I was dreading the time it would all arrive. Because that would mean they will start to ask me questions and I'm not sure if I can answer all of them. I hope it won't be too personal or offensive. I wish it will all just be fun and games, something that won't make me want to hide somewhere. While we're at it, I texted Taylor and told her I'll be having dinner with the Weekly Mirror team. She even expressed her concern and asked if I could handle it. She knows I'm not into this kind of huge crowd. But I told her not to worry. She even left me a message that made me smile. Text me if you're getting out of place or if you're feeling uncomfortable,
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The Charmer and the Beast 27. The Cousin and the Pictures
I was excused from going to the office today because, right after my classes, was the show that I had to see. So after my classes, I bade goodbye to Sean. He even reminded me of the dinner we're gonna have later. His other friends would be there and he said he'd introduce us to them. I just nodded. I'll just mind that later. There is another thing I have to mind first at this moment.I hurried to the AVR to catch the show. I was told it was kind of delayed so I'm not gonna miss anything. When I got there, the venue was already quite full. It was a paid show and we had to purchase a ticket to actually see the show. But in our case, since we're part of the school publication, we were given free passes.I was kind of uneasy because of the flowing crowd. I don't know any of these people. I'm basically alone and I don't like it.
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