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"not much to tell.
i'm 19, working at
the coffeeshop
but you knew that,
andddd, I don't know.
i have a strange name."

her voice is quiet
and disinterested as
she talks about herself.

"well. i like your name.
it rolls off the tongue,
xayla-mae. almost rhymes."

he licks his lips,
closing his eyes
for a moment.

"xay-mae!
hey! i like that.
xay-mae."

her cheeks turn pink,
either from the nickname
or the sparkle in his eyes.
somehow she digs for
a witty response
in her muddled brain.

"xay-mae, huh?
sounds fine to me,
jay."

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