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The Line Between Us (2)

Author: Oma
last update publish date: 2026-04-01 23:51:03

ANDREW'S POV:

"Good," she said. "I was hoping for that answer."

We agreed to not discuss our arguments with each other until the debate itself, which was in two weeks. This was Amelia's suggestion and it was a good one. If we compared notes we would spend the whole time arguing at home instead of building our real cases, and our parents would have to live through both the preparation and the competition, which was already going to be a lot for them.

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I approached the preparation t
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