french (adj.) • relating to France or its people or language.
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stranger | ivy
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"Hey."
"Hi, biscotto."
"I have to ask you something."
"Sure."
"What was the email about?"
"Email?"
"The one you got a few weeks ago from the hospital."
"Oh. I don't want to talk about it."
"Alright. But if you need to talk to someone, I am here."
"Thank you."
"No problem."
"You know, yesterday you spoke a contraction."
"I know! It was weird but I know it was because I was upset."
"Still, I was very shocked."
"Why did you not just mention it yesterday?"
"I wanted to make sure you were okay."
"Oh haha, thank you."
"Anything new with you?"
"Yeah . . . Ryan's parents want to meet me."
"Really?"
"Mhm. I said I was busy but if I ever got the time, I would meet them. But I do not know. Should I meet them?"
". . . That's up to you biscotto. If you want to meet them, you can."
"I know, but I am nervous."
"You're meeting his parents after he . . . you know what. You're bound to be a little nervous."
"You are right. I will meet them. In a few days since I still have school."
"That's great."
". . ."
"I'm the reason you're happy."
"Shut up before I take it back."
"Nuh, nuh, nuh. Darling, I ain't ever goin' to shut up about this."
"Stranger-"
"No. Don't call me that anymore."
"Then what am I supposed to call you?"
"Anything but stranger. I'm pretty sure we're not strangers anymore."
"I suppose. Let me think."
". . ."
". . ."
"Got one?"
"Yeah . . . chéri."
"Chéri? What is that? A cherry?"
"No! It means sweetheart or darling in French."
". . . I like it."
"Really?"
"Of course. It's cute. How do you know what that means?"
"I went to a French school, Tecumseh Vista Academy. You speak French there and I just basically learned it all my life. Plus, I am from Paris, France so yeah."
"So you basically went to an all-French school and you're a Parisian. Next guess, you probably have amazing fashion sense."
"Oh no. I have horrible fashion sense."
"Is it true that people in France are rude?"
"Um. I mean I have gone there a few times for vacation and family visits. But not everyone is rude. Most people are very nice there."
"I want to travel all around Europe."
"You are not alone. I want to as well."
"We'll go together. You and I, side by side."
"You about to recite a poem?"
"Haha, no, no."
"I would not have minded."
"Of course, you wouldn't have. I'm amazing. My poetry is literal perfection."
"Yeah, sure it is."
"Hey, biscotto."
"Yeah?"
"What would you say if I asked you out on a date?"
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Teen Fiction❝Hey Declan, I'm lost.❞ ❝. . .❞ • • • In which a guy accidentally calls the wrong number and ends up having an interesting conversation with a girl. All of it leading up to an unexpecting romance.
