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Something tells me that you sneak bars up to your room a lot. In fact, you probably have a whole little shoebox dedicated to them.”“ Wrong.”“ I don’t think I am. Tell the truth, Emery. Do you hoard chocolate bars?”“ Eww! Hoarding makes it sound gross. It’s not like I collect them or anything. I just keep a few on hand when the craving hits.”“ And how often is that?” He’s pushing me. It’s evident by the grin on his face, but there’s something about the way his eyes are lighting up, the first time they’ve done it since he got here today, that makes me wanna answer him just to keep it going. I like the way he is right now. It’s much better than the tense and angry way he was before. “Every single day.” I admit and along with the smile comes a thick rumble of laughter. “So, you admit you have a problem. That’s the first step. Now that you’ve admitted it, I can properly treat you.”“ And how do you plan on doing that?”“ You solemnly swear never to take home and hide another chocolate bar, and I’ll make sure that every day, you have your daily dose of it. .Melyssa Winchester
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It’s okay to have differences, to not be like everyone else around you. It doesn’t make you weaker or less worthy than anyone else that might appear normal. It is what it is. You’re just different. At the end of the day, we all want the exact same things in life and I think Isabelle and I are living proof of that.Melyssa Winchester
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I wasn’t too late. I got there in time. I didn’t lose her.Melyssa Winchester
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She's not like other girls because she's different. I want her kind of different.Melyssa Winchester
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She leans over the desk to write and even though I feel bad for doing it, I watch her body as she does. Her shirt lifts just a little as she’s bending over and whether she’s aware of it or not, her lower back is exposed. I’ve spent the last eight years ignoring this girl, but one small view of her back and it’s putting my body into overdrive. I’ve never wanted to kiss someone there so much in my life. .Melyssa Winchester
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The first real memory I have, is one of the first times I was old enough to remember being at your house. We must have been about three, maybe four. I came and sat down beside you while you were playing and it’s like, even then, you knew I wasn’t anything special because you just ignored the hell out of me.Melyssa Winchester
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That night, when you kissed me, I thought you did it because you were drinking. All I could focus on was getting you home before you did something you’d regret in the morning. I didn't want to be your regret, Serenity. My heart couldn’t handle it. Shit, it's been two years and my heart still can't handle the fact that we don’t talk anymore.Melyssa Winchester
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Any time I get to spend with you alone, away from school and the pressures of classes and stuff I’ve gotta do, is you spoiling me. Seriously, Mikey. All I need is you.Melyssa Winchester
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Let's make beautiful music together, Emery Carmichael.Melyssa Winchester
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You're my rain, Eric. You've been keeping me safe before I even knew you.Melyssa Winchester
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Coach told me once, when I was too busy screwing around to pay attention that the only way he could get through to me, make me hear him was to spell everything out. I wanted you to hear me.Melyssa Winchester
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She sighs and the small release of breath bothers me. This girl needs to be off doing things that make her happy. Not standing here with me, confused and torn. It’s just further proof that I’m no good to be around. I’m turning one of the happiest people I know into something she was never meant to be. I’m turning her into me.Melyssa Winchester
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There's this small flicker in time when you're looking down the barrel of a gun and instead of your life flashing before your eyes, it’s all the moments you missed out on.Melyssa Winchester
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The both of us, we're individual parts on our own. She's the thunder and lightning and I'm the rain. It's only when we come together that it's right. We become the perfect storm. (Eric Carmen)Melyssa Winchester
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Goodness will always win over evil, no matter how much the evil attempts to break you. More than that, you are never truly in darkness. Sometimes, all you need to do is turn on the light.Melyssa Winchester
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I don't know what the hell is going on with me and this girl, but every single time I'm around her, it's like I lose my shit.Melyssa Winchester
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The only way Father is going to be upset in this case, is with the way the two of you are behaving toward one another. We are family, whether you believe it or not. Your lack of faith in Lucifer is what will do the damage in the long run. It has nothing at all to do with the time I spend with him.Melyssa Winchester