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then she heard,

a noise outside her window.

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she went there,

only to find brandon at his window too,

holding some pebbles,

and her history notebook.

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she dropped the razor,

which only grazed her skin,

much lighter than she,

had willed it to.

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she dropped her book,

when she ran away,

from him in the hallway.

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he smiled when he saw her,

a smile that reached up to his eyes,

eyes that never flickered to her bloody wrist,

eyes that never questioned,

her sudden escapade.

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a smile with dimples,

which she blushed at,

and said a whispered thanks.

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