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bece49f
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Because I'm tryin' to push you away when all I want to do is hold you. I know you say you don't want a hero, but damn I'd like to be that guy who'll save you from spiders and whatever and whoever else hurts you.
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Simone Elkeles |
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2fd45c4
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I've spent so much time avoiding arguments and smoothing relationships with the people around me, this confrontation is painful.
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Simone Elkeles |
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f0c51fa
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Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future.
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Simone Elkeles |
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868baf3
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Sometimes moving on takes effort. Sometimes moving on is harder than it looks.
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Simone Elkeles |
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2122c2f
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We're in the Chicago suburbs, ruling our 'hood and the streets that lead here. It's a street war, where other suburban gangs fight us for territory. Three blocks away are mansions and million-dollar houses. Right here, in the real world, the street war rages on. The people in the million-dollar houses don't even realize a battle is about to begin less than a half mile from their backyards.
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Simone Elkeles |
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e893355
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I don't want to end up like my mom. That's my biggest fear in life.
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Simone Elkeles |
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8756f8a
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Feelings can't be a part of this game.
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Simone Elkeles |
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f5b3763
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Julian, sometimes girls are like junk food. They look good, and they sure taste good... but you know they're not healthy for you and cause cavities so it's better to just leave 'em alone. Got me?
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Simone Elkeles |
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cd01577
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You own a piece of me," he murmurs as he holds me afterward. "Good," I tell him. "And just so you know... I'm never giving it back."
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Simone Elkeles |
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6922716
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Paco Fuentes, " Mrs. Peterson says, pointing to the table behind Mary. The handsome young man with pale blue eyes like his mother's and smoky black hair like his father's takes his assigned seat." --
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Simone Elkeles |
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b652059
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Truth is, it's a relief to finally put my life in the hands of someone I trust.
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Simone Elkeles |
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ff36095
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Who knew Lenny was an encyclopedia for useless information?
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Simone Elkeles |
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ba65240
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I lean back. "What the hell are you doing?" "What do you mean?" she asks, innocently batting her eyelashes against the hot sun beaming down on us. Is she kidding me? "Where's you toungue?" I ask stupidly. Her wet little eyebrows furrow. "In my mouth. Why, where's it supposed to be?"
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humor
maggie-armstrong
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Simone Elkeles |
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5529ba6
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Trust me, he whispers against my lips. Maggie, you're my paradise.
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maggie
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Simone Elkeles |
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f2db471
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I guess we're all a bunch of mismatched couples - that actually fit
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Simone Elkeles |
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d9662a7
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And for those of you who want to start any trouble, I have a zero tolerance policy. . . .
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Simone Elkeles |
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b2a94cf
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From the look of us, you'd never know we slept in the same bed last night and made out like the world was going to end if we stopped.
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Simone Elkeles |
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19e1742
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Senior year is supposed to be a blast-easy and fun. So far it's been anything but.
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Simone Elkeles |
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3f01eee
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She looks up at me with those vulnerable eyes. "What if it means something?" She asks. "What if it does?" "Promise me it won't mean anything." I lean my head back on the couch. "It won't mean anythin'." Aren't I supposed to be the guy in this scenario, laying down the no-commitment rules? "And no tongue," she adds. "Mi vida, if I kiss you, I guarantee there's gonna be tongue."
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Simone Elkeles |
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7cab6b1
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Tuck holds out his hand. "By the way, I don't think we've been formally introduced. I'm Tuck. You know, rhymes with luck." "And fuck," Carlos adds. "Yep, that, too," Tuck says unfazed."
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tuck
kiara
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Simone Elkeles |
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53fcb79
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A Mexican guy named Sam pushes Gary Frankel next to Isabel. "This guy can break your arm with one snap, asshole. Get out of my sight before I sic him on you," Sam says. Gary, who's wearing a coral shirt and white pants, growls to look tough. It doesn't work."
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Simone Elkeles |
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911c7ec
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I won't have sex with you," she blurts out. He words slam into my libido like a bucket of water on a flame full of testosterone. I think my dick just twitched in protest."
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Simone Elkeles |
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8ec0a56
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Some things need to be left unsaid.
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Simone Elkeles |
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ad5d979
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From the moment I laid eyes on you I couldn't stop looking at you. From the moment we talked I couldn't stop arguing with you. From the moment we kissed I couldn't stop kissing you. And from the moment we shared our hopes, fears and insecurities I couldn't stop loving you.
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Simone Elkeles |
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501815b
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Everyone knows im perfect. My life is perfect. My clothes are perfect. Even my family is perfect. And although its a complete lie, i've worked my butt off to keep up the appearence that i have it all. The truth, if it were to come out, would destroy my entire picture-perfect image.
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Simone Elkeles |
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1da8aef
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Say it again," he says. "That whole drawn-out speech?" I remember something about a solar system, but I'm too light-headed to recite the entire thing all over again. He steps closer. "No. The part about you fallin' for me."
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romantic
young-adult-romance
young-adult-fiction
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Simone Elkeles |
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f8d45fb
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Where's my cell phone?" I ask. "And please put a shirt on." He reaches down and grabs my phone off the floor. "Why?" "The reason I need my cell," I say as I take it from him, "is to call a cab and the reason I want you to put a shirt on is, well, because, urn . . ." "You've never seen a guy with his shirt off?" "Ha, ha. Very funny. Believe me, you don't have anything I haven't seen before." "Wanna bet?" he says, then moves his hands to..
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Simone Elkeles |
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bf2065b
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Is anyone human actually normal? I'm beginning to think being normal is actually abnormal.
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Simone Elkeles |
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38d76ba
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K, the lady at the store said yellow means friendship and red means love. The rosary is the only thing I own that has value to me. It's yours. I'm yours C.
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kiara-westford
letter
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Simone Elkeles |
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fd688dd
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I don't play games with people's lives like you do.
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Simone Elkeles |
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6739281
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Sometimes we have to prove to others we're strong even where we're not.
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feminism
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Simone Elkeles |
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ae53787
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I didn't like seeing you with him" he says. "I don't think I'd like seeing you with any other guy....beside me."
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luis
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Simone Elkeles |
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853a587
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If my name was Richard, I'd go by Richard or Rich...not Dick. Hell I'd even settle for being called Chard.
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names
humor
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Simone Elkeles |
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a6956bb
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It reminds me of myself - seemingly perfect on the outside but inside is all a mush.
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Simone Elkeles |
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3e8b0e9
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Oh, God. I'm in big trouble. Because I'm staring. I can't keep my eyes from ogling his chiseled triceps and biceps and every other "eps ' he has. The butterflies in my stomach have just multiplied tenfold as my wandering gaze meets his."
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simone-elkeles
perfect-chemistry
male-beauty
sex-appeal
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Simone Elkeles |
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15ec042
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Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.
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Simone Elkeles |
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8affcb6
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Brittany, I love hangin' with you. Shit, when I get to school I scan the halls lookin' for you. As soon as I catch sight of these angelic streaks of sunshine," I say, fingering her hair, "I know I can make it through the day."
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Simone Elkeles |
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cf37e08
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You're not the only one in this relationship who loves a challenge," he says. "And just so you know for the future, I like my double-chocolate chip cookies warm and soft in the middle . . . and without magnets glued to them."
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funny
humor
kiara-westford
conversation
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Simone Elkeles |
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b223e5f
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I'm not going anywhere until you hear me out." Oh, please no. Anything except having to listen to her lecture. I push the button that calls the nurse. a voice bellows through the speaker. "I'm bein' tortured."
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humour
romance
young-adult-romance
young-adult-fiction
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Simone Elkeles |
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7dc7ae9
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We need to look back sometimes and realize the past taught us to appreciate our future.
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Simone Elkeles |
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d6efb10
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There's always time for arguin' when you're a Fuentes.
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humour
romance
young-adult-romance
young-adult-fiction
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Simone Elkeles |
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0b0035c
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Is that your cheap way of telling me you want to kiss me?" He looks into my eyes, his dark gaze capturing mine. " , I always want to kiss you."
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young-adult-romance
young-adult-fiction
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Simone Elkeles |
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84acc77
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A cell phone rings. I can feel the vibration through Brittany's pants. "It's hers," I say. "Answer it," Isa Instructs. I already feel like I've kidnapped the girl. Now I'm gonna answer her cell? Shit. Rolling her a bit, I feel for the bulge in her back pocket. "Contesta," Isa whispers loudly, this time in Spanish. "I am," I hiss, my fingers clumsy as I fumble for the phone. "I'll do it," Paco says, leaning over the seats and reaching towa..
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drunk-and-passed-out-brittany
paco
isabel
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Simone Elkeles |
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65d3c1c
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When she wraps her arms around my neck, all I want to do is protect this girl for the rest of my life.
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young-adult-romance
young-adult-fiction
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Simone Elkeles |