Mavis pursed his lips, as if he could sense his ninja eye magic had pierced my heart of stone (so dramatic). But he didn't say anything. He just put the pouch in his bag, slung it over his shoulder, and hobbled away. He was smiling until he rounded the corner.
I know because I didn't take my eyes off him.
Runrunrunrunrunrunrun and drop your bag off at home and take off your shoes and runrunrun out the door and runrunrun down the road and run
through the grass and through the damp soil and run until you reach the river.
And breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge once I got back home and trudged upstairs to do my homework. My feet left a trail of green and brown from the runrunrun
When I got to my bed and collapsed, I stared at the ceiling and my mind drifted. It looped and swirled and flew right back to him.
The boy just like everyone else, only a little bit better.
'No,' my mind urged, 'not just a little bit better.'
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The Great Escape
Novela JuvenilAvalon Lane has a remarkably unextrordinary life. Average grades, pretty face, and a routine life that she almost accepts. But she grows tired of routine.. And then she finds someone just like her. Mavis is tired, and he's ready to explore. And he w...
