Eleven.

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I sprinted as fast as I could to Luke's house, the note in my hand.

Luke. Luke couldn't leave. He wasn't a bad person. This was terrible, I'm terrible.

I didn't tell him earlier. This is bad, this is very bad.

I hate myself. I love Luke.

My feet pounded against the cracking cement and the January sun beated down on me even though it wasn't supposed to because it was January.

I hate myself. I love Luke.

My hair fell in front of my eyes and I pushed it back. He couldn't go. The paper was clutched tightly in my hand and I nearly stopped running to realize the importance of it. I didn't stop running, but I still knew. The notes were us. The notes are what made us-- well, us.

I got to his door and knocked once. He opened the door. My small fingers opened up Luke's hand and I put the note in his palm. He kissed me on his front porch in front of the neighbors shovelling snow.

"I hate myself, but I have you to love." he told me after he pulled away.

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