Trying not to get attached
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Last published Mon, Feb 8, 2016
"when all is said and done more is always said than done "
with Lalita (luh-lee-tah) being in the last stretch of her Jr. year she's noticed the only thing constant is change. after her last relationship and her brother being murdered, Lalita refuses to let herself get attached to anyone else.
with her father no longer in her life and her mother refusing to treat her as her "little princess" again after finding out she was dating a girl Lalita moves in with her older brother.
if she's not at school, with her basketball team,with her best friend Santana or her older brother she's alone and she feels that's what's best for her. some might call her crazy because she's only best friends with cutest and top recruit in Washington but after her last relationship she wouldn't look at Santana or anyone else that way. with Lalita feeling like she doesn't need anyone besides her basketball and maybe Santana and her brother to get through things, how will life treat her?
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