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• roo! •

he called after me

as detention finished

and i walked out of the classroom.

• yeah. what? •

i said

expecting nothing less

than for him to go on about this girl

who was so perfect.

you left your book in the classroom •

he said innocently

handing me my notepad

that i hadn't drawn on in years

because there was no time for me

only time for others

(yet it was the only object

i constantly carried around.)

• thanks. •

i said simply

and walked off.

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