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21 " See that?”“No.”“Exactly. Earlier there was a big, huge food chunk right here.” She pointed at her front tooth. “And nobody told me. Nobody. Oh wait, Mark told me after I’d been talking to him for five minutes.”I laughed.“You would’ve told me, right? Tricia should have told me. It’s girl code. I think Tricia likes Mark, too. That’s the problem here.”“Maybe she didn’t see the food.”“Lil, people on the space station saw this chunk of food. It was massive. And right on my front tooth.”“That was rude of the people on the space station not to tell you about it.”“Ha-ha. "
― Kasie West , P.S. I Like You
22 " I tucked the keys into my pocket so they wouldn’t jingle and rushed back outside. Once out, I picked up my pace to a run. I was not a runner. I did not like to run. But I ran like I meant it.Maybe I should’ve joined the cross-country team after all because I wasn’t half bad at this. For about one stretch of sidewalk. By the time I made it to the Science building, I had cursed not only the entire cross-country team, but the sport as a whole. I had a cramp that was sending a painful jolt up my side and I could barely breathe. "
23 " I folded the letter and carefully placed it back in its spot. Now I had to wait twenty-four hours for a response. This was so much less gratifying than texting. "
24 " I heard a noise on the back patio and opened the door. The rabbit was there in a black metal cage. It was big, not some fluffy little ball of fur, but a big, ugly rabbit. It stood on its hind legs and sniffed the air.“Yes, you smell that,” I told the rabbit. “That’s the smell of your enemy. Get a good whiff. We are not friends.” It could probably smell the apple I still held, not me. I bit off a piece and threw it into the cage, sending it a very mixed message considering the speech I’d given. “Just keeping you on your toes.”“Who are you talking to "
25 " Until then I’m going to eat an entire bucket of Rolos and slip into a food coma.”“Do Rolos cause food comas? All that sugar would produce the opposite effect, don’t you think?” she asked as though I was seriously going to eat an entire bucket of Rolos.“After the high there would surely be a crash.”“But that would take too long.”“You’re right. Thank goodness you’ve talked some sense into me.”“Another reason you keep me around.”“One of a million. "
26 " I’m going to make a man bracelet. Let me see your wrist. "
27 " Double with me and Gabriel next Friday!” Isabel announced suddenly. “I’ll find you a date.”“Pass.”“Come on. It’s been a while since you’ve been on a date.”“That’s because I’m awkward and weird and it’s not fun at all for me or the poor soul who agrees to go out with me.”“That’s not true.”I crossed my arms.“You just need to go out more than once … or twice … with someone so they see how fun you are,” Isabel argued, adjusting her backpack straps. “You’re not awkward withme.”“I’m totally awkward with you but you’re not under pressure to eventually kiss me, so you put up with it. "
28 " I’ve turned waiting into a form of art. Tied twisted lines around my broken heart. To keep me hanging on for one more day. I’ve painted on a crooked smile. Hung the tears to dry awhile. Because I knew that you’d come back to stay. But my … arms are empty. And my … heart’s in pieces. And my … soul is twisting. And my … throat is aching. Because I’ve finally woken up to find: That I’ve been Left Behind. The "
29 " Yes, that's me, the girl whose social life makes everyone feel better about theirs. "
30 " You think songwriting is a realistic dream? That was a joke, right? Like you said, it’s hard to tell from a letter. But yes, I am passionate about it. Now, if only I could actually write a complete song, I might feel like I could call myself a songwriter. For now, I’m just a far-fetched dreamer like you. It might stay that way until I get out of my house. It’s impossible to write there. What "
31 " Confidence. I'm bad at it. I get too self-conscious. Especially about things that mean a lot to me. I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge me. "
32 " All I had to do was rise up on my tiptoes and our lips met. He tasted like mint gum and all my hopes and dreams. Well, not all of them, but a lot of them. "
33 " Letters were safe. They were words, easy to read if enjoyable and stop reading if hurtful. "
34 " No, but I’m too old for trick-or-treating … so Halloween isn’t such a big deal anymore. "
35 " She shook her head so hard that her hair went one way and then the other. "No. Please don't apologize for that. You can't get in between something that isn't already broken. "
36 " Lights in the blackness. Waiting for the score. Putting on a face. Flirt a little more. That "
37 " tamales with rice and beans—and "
38 " Marching bands used to be used in wars. The musicians wore certain uniforms so the opposing army could identify who not to shoot or something like that. "
39 " Iz, seriously, I’m fine. No more setups.”“Fine, no more setups. But be open or you might miss something right in front of you. "
40 " Why do we still get the newspaper? You know you can find these same stories on the internet…yesterday? “I like to hold my words. "