Near Yet Afar
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He pinned me against the wall and put his hands on either side of my face , confining me in the limited space.
"Stay away Ryan , away", I said rather coldly , looking into his eyes , trying to match the fury in his eyes , his expressions but failing miserably.
His expressions shifted . His eyes expressed something I couldn't quite decipher .
"Why Phoebe , why? Why do you keep pushing me away? Why do you act so cold? Why is it so hard for you to let me in when you yourself know that I' m always near you ? With you in your thoughts. In your feels. Why do you keep running? Why are we near yet afar ?"
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Phoebe Root , the new girl in Sky High ." The girl with attitude " is what they named her . The way she walks , the way she talks and more or less everything about her radiates confidence. Confidence that is hated by many but admired by more.
What she doesn't want to reveal is the reality of her life . The truth , the secret that she carries.
Everyone wants to be with her for who she seems to be but no one wants to know who she really is .
Ryan King , the star soccer player of Sky High . Known for his bad boy persona , he has some serious arrogance issues and hardly anyone wins his attention. But what catches his eye , is the new girl with the attitude .
He wants to know her , not what she pretends to be , but what she really is. After all , not everything is visible to the human eye .
They both are near in some way or another yet are afar .
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