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**Photo is Annamarie**

"Oh my god." I exclaim loudly. I throw my hands into the air and sit back into my computer chair. I glance at the math problems sitting on my desk, then my eyes shift to my laptop. I try to resist it, I really do, but twenty minutes later I'm scrolling through Netflix trying to find something to watch. My homework forgotten on my desk. I finally settle on Grey's Anatomy when my phone lights up. I glance at it and see a text from Amber.

GUESS WHAT? - AMBER

I smile at my phone and quickly type back. WHAT?

A few seconds later...

C IS BACK - AMBER

C?

CHARLIE. -AMBER

I freeze, it's like everything is in slow motion and it's getting hard for me to breathe. Why is he back?  It's been two years. My mind instantly flashes to his face I've tried so hard to forget. His blue eyes and shaggy brown hair...

I shake the image from my mind and my phone lights up again.

??? -AMBER

I try to sound nonchalant, like I don't care.

GOOD FOR HIM

I have a feeling she sees right through it and she doesn't text back. I try to forget about it and go back to Netflix. I don't realize my fingers are shaking until I try to turn my phone off. My fingers are fumbling and eventually I give up and just toss my phone onto the bed.

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