Shadowing Practice: A Billionaire Mafia Boy is Obsessed with Me - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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I was about to shoot my target, when suddenly, someone appeared from the shadows and snatched the apple away.
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I was about to shoot my target, when suddenly, someone appeared from the shadows and snatched the apple away.
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It was the most popular guy in school, Travis, and lately, he'd been flirting with me every chance he got.
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Let's play a game.
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If you miss the target, I'll have to kiss you.
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But if you hit it, then you'll have to kiss me.
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What do you say?
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Sure, why not?
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Everyone knew how good I was in archery, and as expected, it was a bullseye.
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Deal's a deal, cream puff.
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As he closed his eyes for the kiss, I called for the school cat Loki and whispered something to it.
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You can open your eyes now.
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Loki scratched his face like a wild animal as I walked away.
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In total satisfaction.
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Hi, my name is Bianca, and I'm incapable of falling in love.
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Well, that's what I thought.
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But before I continue, please like and subscribe.
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My mom owned a huge chain of hotels, and I was the sole heiress to the business empire.
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Our family name was well known already, but I'd really made us famous.
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Teen heiress seen kissing alleged gangster?
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Spoiled princess seen at archaeological site closed off for public?
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Princess Bianca announces to pay any amount to straighten the leaning tower of Pisa.
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Each headline is worse than the one before.
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Alleged gangster, Mom.
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We broke up.
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And you know my keen interest in history.
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I had to see that sight.
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And come on, am I the only one annoyed by that leaning tower?
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When will you ever get serious, Bianca?
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I have a private jet to catch, but we're not done with this conversation.
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Yes, go to your meeting, Mom.
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You didn't even remember to wish me a happy birthday but I was still celebrating in style.
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I was having a huge birthday party at the newest club in town.
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But my night was ruined when I saw an uninvited guest, Travis.
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And he was approaching me and my BFF Carmen, as if he was God's gift to women to spite that scary face.
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Hey, sugar lips, wanna dance?
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Aren't you supposed to hate me for making you look like Frankenstein?
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What's love without a little pain?
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And I adore your feistiness.
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He was all over me the whole night.
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Eventually, I had to make Carmen distract him and try to escape, but he noticed and followed me like a madman.
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I'm not done with you, my love.
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I turned around a corner and opened a VIP door at the end of the hallway.
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There were some men in suits playing poker, and they all turned to me like I was an alien.
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Whoopsie, wrong room.
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Thought it was the toilet.
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But may I say, sir, your jacket is really cool.
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Very vintage 90s.
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Michael Jackson kind of vibe.
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Okay, okay, I won't bother you guys.
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May the best man win.
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Bye!
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Travis was nowhere to be seen, so I took the chance to finally leave the club.
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But of course, I couldn't avoid him at school, and he was being such a nuisance that eventually, I got a restraining order against him.
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My life was finally peaceful, till a few days later when Carmen told me that her cousin from the village would be joining our school.
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Since when do you have a cousin?
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Ever since he was born?
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You never told me about him.
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I love to collect snake skins and samurai swords in my basement.
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I didn't tell you about those either.
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What?
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Friends should share everything.
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I think some secrets are good.
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Oh my god, my cousin's here.
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I turned to this guy who was walking towards us like he was the king of the underworld.
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Judging by his walk, he knew he was a fine specimen of the male species.
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But suddenly, he tripped over nothing and fell into the fountain nearby.
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And then he immediately got up like nothing happened.
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I felt like I was watching a comic cartoon strip.
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Are you sure he's not some hot model you paid to act as your clumsy cousin?
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Nice way to say that he's hot and adorable.
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He then spun her around like she was the cotton ball.
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Carmen, my favorite girl.
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I missed you so much.
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The guy turned to me and I was stunned.
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He was even more handsome up close and also really familiar.
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You must be Bianca, Carmen's best friend.
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I'm Slater.
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Nice to finally meet you.
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Did you just curtsy?
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And have we met before?
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No. Is this how city people greet each other?
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Excuse us a moment.
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Carmen pulled me out of Slater's earshot.
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What you doing?
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Uh, talking to my best friend's cousin?
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Why does that require you to bring your face so close to his?
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I just thought he looked really familiar.
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What's your problem?
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I just think you're finding an excuse to flirt with him.
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Now listen up, Bianca.
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You're never serious about any boy, and you just play with their feelings and dump them.
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And you're not allowed to do that to my cousin.
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He's not even my type.
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Relax.
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Just don't get involved with him that way, or it's friendship over.
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Understood?
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Loud and clear, ma'am.
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Since then, the three of us started hanging out together, and I was having a hard time believing someone like Slater existed.
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Sheer perfection on the outside, but with the poorest balance a human could possibly have.
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He tripped, slipped, and stumbled everywhere.
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He even got a black eye while tying his shoelaces.
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But one night, while I was admiring one of the paintings at home, it hit me like a bolt of lightning.
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I remembered where I'd seen Slater before.
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You gotta trust me, Carmen.
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Your cousin's up to something shady.
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Mom and I attended this art exhibition downtown last month, and Slater was there.
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He was one of the artists.
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We even bought a painting from him.
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Only his hair and eye color was different, but it was him, and he wasn't clumsy.
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He must have been a lookalike.
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Slater has lived in the village his entire life and just got here last week, and he can't even draw a circle, trust me.
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I even showed Slater's picture to Mom, and she said it's him too.
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Now she's contacted the artist to buy more of his work, and he's coming soon, and I'll finally know the truth.
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You just need to give yourself something to be excited about.
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Do what you want, but you're wrong.
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A couple of days later, the artist called Mom to say that he had to go out of town, and he'd come to meet her next month.
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How convenient.
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I decided not to say anything to Slater and try to get to the bottom of his secret identity.
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He was always hovering around me and Carmen like an annoying fly.
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He was sure to slip up at some point.
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I'd be watching him.
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But one day, I was spying on him at the gym, and after seeing him miss the 100th basket, I got really bored.
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I decided to skip the rest of school that day to get a manicure.
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As I was walking to my car, a van suddenly stopped next to me.
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Good day, child.
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Would you please buy some apples from me?
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I run an orphanage and I'd like to get some toys for the children.
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Sure thing.
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Just give me a basket and I'll give you.. a hundred thousand bucks.
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I was about to take the basket from her when Slater suddenly popped out of nowhere and crashed into me.
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Hey, you.
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Who do you work for?
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Show me your ID.
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The poor lady looked terrified and just drove away.
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What the heck was that?
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Didn't your parents ever tell you not to take candy from strangers?
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What if she was trying to poison you?
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Dude, those are apples, not candy.
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And who am I?
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Snow White?
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And that cute granny is trying to poison me because I'm the fairest girl in all the land!
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This isn't funny.
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You don't know how dangerous some situations can be.
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Oh, please.
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I swam with sharks last year and jumped off a hot air balloon when it malfunctioned.
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I laugh in the face of danger.
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And that lady just wasn't dangerous.
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I know you're from the village and probably think everyone in the city's evil, but please stop being a weirdo.
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But Slater just got weirder.
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Like another time, the three of us were at a restaurant, and as soon as the waiter served our order, he started sniffing mine.
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If you wanted me to completely lose my appetite, you succeeded.
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What's wrong with you?
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He also started sniffing his food and Carmen's.
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That's how we do it in the village.
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The first whiff of food tells you everything you need to know.
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About what exactly?
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About how organically the food was grown, If the farmer sang to his crops and cows.
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I ordered a giant brownie sundae with whipped cream and sprinkles.
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Are you insane?
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Just give me that.
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Just then, there was a loud crashing sound next to us, and Slater jumped towards me and brought me down to the floor, covering me like a human shield.
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He was looking down at me, and I was a little breathless.
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And then, I saw everyone else staring at us like we were mental.
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Apparently, a waiter had just dropped a tray full of glasses.
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Oh, uh, my bad.
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I thought it was a gunshot, and maybe some robbers had come in.
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I just acted on instinct.
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Uh, wait, let me get this straight.
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So you thought it was a dangerous situation and your first instinct was to save Bianca?
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Hello?
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What about me?
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Your own flesh and blood?
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Slater muttered some apologies while Carmen kept scolding him, even if he was crazy.
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It was really sweet how he tried to protect me.
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One weekend, Carmen told me that the cheer captain was throwing a party, just for the cheerleaders and all the boys.
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I felt curious to see how Slater would act at parties with other girls, so I dashed over to the venue and spied from the bushes.
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But I couldn't spot him anywhere.
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I knew how girls looked at him.
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He was probably surrounded by the cheerleaders.
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Well, what did I care?
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I took this opportunity to practice my amazing singing.
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I can buy myself flowers, write my name in the sand,
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to myself for hours, say things you don't understand.
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Suddenly, I heard a sound right behind me.
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Slater, what are you doing here?
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Same question for you.
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I came here to sing flowers.
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Cause you know, there are flowers here.
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Duh.
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What about you?
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It's too loud inside, and everyone was acting wild.
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It was scaring me.
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Just then, a huge bug came flying at our faces, and Slater tried to smack it away, but he ended up slapping me instead!
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Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
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My hand is so stupid.
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Bad hand.
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Gosh, Slater!
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Why are you so freaking clumsy?
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I don't know, just born that way.
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But I get even clumsier around you, cause attractive girls make me nervous, and you're the most beautiful I've ever seen.
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Wh-what do you mean?
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You know what I mean, Bianca.
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It suddenly hit me.
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He was attracted to me, and that could make things complicated.
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I had to avoid him from now on before Carmen could misinterpret things and unfriend me.
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But the very next day, I caught him in the janitor's closet with his butt stuck in a mop bucket.
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Jesus, what have you done this time?
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Can you just help me, please?
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I think I got a cramp.
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As I pulled him up, her lips accidentally touched, and my tummy fluttered.
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Just then, someone gasped from the door.
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Carmen!
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Girl, it's not what you think.
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I followed her to an empty classroom and tried to explain.
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I swear, there's nothing romantic going on between us.
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He's too dumb and clumsy for me, and I'm certain he's a liar.
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Excuse me?
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That's my cousin you're insulting.
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And you say these things, but I feel like you're attracted to him.
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Just don't get attached to him, okay?
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He's not right for you.
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Of course, duh.
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I already knew that.
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But I was a bit bothered by what Carmen said.
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Why did she think he wasn't right for me?
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A few days later, I was practicing archery alone, when suddenly, an arrow came flying from somewhere and almost hit me.
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I turned around and saw someone behind a tree.
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I dashed over and found Slater.
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What are you doing here?
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Trying to kill me now?
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No, what?
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What just happened?
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You happened, Slater.
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You nearly sent an arrow straight into me.
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You're a hazard to society.
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Oh, oh God, I'm so sorry.
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I didn't realize my arrow came your way.
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I mean, I didn't even know anyone was here.
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I would never hurt you, I swear.
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But let me make it up to you with an ice cream shake.
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Come on, let's go.
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I wasn't finding his act convincing.
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Why was he always around me?
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He was beginning to seem as obsessed with me as Travis.
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And what if he tried to hurt me on purpose with the arrow?
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By the way, are you free tonight?
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I want to talk to you about something.
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Just you and me, alone.
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Okay, sure.
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But we're alone right now.
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You can't tell me over ice cream shakes?
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What ice cream shakes?
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Oh, yeah, that.
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No, tonight's better.
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I'll send you the pin location.
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Driver, I'll get off here.
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Thanks.
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See you later, Bianca.
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And then he just jumped out of the car and walked away.
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This dude was so weird, but I was really curious about what he had to say.
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Later that night, I was surprised to learn where he was taking me.
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The rooftop of an old building.
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There was no elevator, so we had to climb eight flights of stairs.
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And he was holding on to my shirt like a kid.
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Wait, what if he tried to push me down?
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Can you move away?
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I need some personal space.
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But what if I trip and fall down the stairs?
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You know how clumsy I get.
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Why would you invite me to a rooftop then, idiot?
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You'll see.
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When we finally reached the top, I was surprised to see a candlelit dinner.
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What's all this?
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Obviously a date.
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Were you expecting a crime scene?
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Didn't your cousin warn you about me?
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She did, but I just don't see why she's so against the idea of you being my girlfriend.
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You're beautiful and amazing.
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She.. she was trying to protect you because I have a history of not being good with relationships.
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May I know why?
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And before I knew it, I just found myself opening up.
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Growing up, I saw how my dad broke my mom's heart and left her for another woman.
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Since then, mom's not even the same person.
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She just buries herself in work.
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And dad kind of broke my heart too.
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Leaving like that?
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I'm just afraid to let anyone come close.
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I know that you don't trust me, but I hope that someday you will, and I'll get to know you better.
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I feel like you're someone worth knowing.
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He looked at me earnestly and then started leaning in.
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I found myself closing my eyes, and when his lips touched mine, I felt something electric.
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Wait, that was a mistake, Slater.
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I care a lot about my friendship with Carmen.
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I can't.
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Okay, I understand.
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But later that night, all I could think about was Slater and that kiss.
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Maybe I could talk to Carmen and she'd come around, but I still couldn't shake off the idea that Slater was lying about himself.
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As luck would have it, Mom told me the next day that the artist was back in town, and he was displaying his work at a gallery that night.
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Well, Slater wasn't gonna be the only one in disguise.
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I went dressed up as someone completely different, and I was thrilled to see him.
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He might have a different style, but I was certain it was Slater.
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And as I was walking past him, I accidentally tripped and fell forward, scraping his arm with my pen.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm not very good with the walking.
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Uh, clumsy, like you people say.
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Oh, it bleeds.
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It's fine, miss.
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I'm okay.
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Excuse me.
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I need to use the bathroom.
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And the next day at school, Slater was wearing a full-sleeved shirt just like I'd expected.
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So I spilled my juice all over him.
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Oh my god, you're wet.
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You'll have to change your shirt.
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It's fine, it'll dry up.
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No, you'll get sick.
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I won't.
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I'm as strong as a cow.
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I tried a few more tricks, but he was able to avoid all of them.
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I guess I just had to do it by force.
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After our classes, I followed him outside school.
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And just as I was ready to jump on him from behind, he turned around and pinned me to the wall.
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Bianca, why were you trying to attack me?
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How did you know, Spider-Man?
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And all I wanted to do was this.
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I pulled up his sleeve, and sure enough, he had a long cut on his arm.
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Ha!
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So you're really that artist.
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I've exposed you, you big fat.
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Suddenly, there was a growl behind me.
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I turned to see two guys holding two rabid dogs and pointing at us.
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Bianca, just run.
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Slater grabbed my hand, and we ran like crazy from the dogs.
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After sprinting down several blocks, he pulled me into an old building, and we ran up the stairs.
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We climbed all the way to the rooftop and we could hear those guys behind us.
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Okay, there's no other choice.
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We gotta jump.
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Excuse me?
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I must have heard you wrong.
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And what is going on?
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Questions later and what's the matter?
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I thought you laughed in the face of danger.
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Ha ha.
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Now is not the time to be sarcastic.
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Just hold on to me and you'll be fine.
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Do you trust me?
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Of course I don't trust you.
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You're the clumsiest idiot I've ever met.
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Listen, Bianca, I'm not who you really think I am.
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I just need you to trust me right now, okay?
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I won't let anything happen to you.
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I promise.
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My instincts told me to trust him, and I did.
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And what happened next was the most thrilling thing ever.
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We went flying through the air, then landed straight in a garbage dump.
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Ew, fish heads.
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Come on, this isn't over yet.
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I needed answers about why I was currently running a marathon with my BFF's mystery cousin around the city.
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Slater, why are these people after us?
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Listen, something happened.
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He didn't get to finish because the gangsters finally cornered us.
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Slater pushed me inside one of the diners as he started fighting them, expertly.
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What were these Kung Fu ninja moves?
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He was so hot.
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Just then, one of the guys came up behind him with a metal chair.
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I looked around for anything I could throw at that scumbag before he could hurt Slater.
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Bullseye.
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That's my girl.
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Just then, a bunch of policemen arrived and surrounded the men, and Slater pulled out a badge.
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You're under arrest.
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What?
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He was a detective?
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As those jerks were being taken away, Slater finally told me everything, starting with how I unknowingly got involved with an international mafia gang.
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You walked in on them one night at the dance club and saw something you weren't supposed to see.
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You've been in danger since then.
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Oh, those guys!
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But I swear I didn't even see anything!
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They couldn't be sure of that, so you've been their target since.
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I was already in town looking for this gang and posing as an undercover artist, but when we found out that they were looking for you, I joined your school to be closer.
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We also thought we could catch them using you.
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You mean, using me as bait?
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I didn't mean use you like that.
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We just knew they'd come after you.
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So, that date on the rooftop?
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Was that also a ploy to get the gang members there?
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Um, well yeah.
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We had police hidden all over that building.
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But I think the gang realized it was a trap.
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Everything made sense now.
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He was just pretending to be interested all along
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so he could be around me for my protection and to catch the bad guys.
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I was just a mission for him.
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You saved my life.
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Thank you.
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I just did my job.
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I'm glad you're safe now.
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I gotta report to headquarters soon, so...
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Yeah, great job.
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Goodbye then.
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As I walked away, I suddenly felt sad and empty, and the next day at school, Slater was gone.
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I demanded more answers from Carmen.
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Slater really is my cousin.
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He became a detective at a young age, and he doesn't tell us much about his job.
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But after that restaurant incident where he was clearly protecting you, I asked him what was going on, and he said it was something related to you, but it was confidential.
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So that's why you didn't want us to get closer.
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Yes, because he was just here for his job and he doesn't form attachments.
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I didn't want you to get hurt.
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I'm sorry.
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What for?
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I can see it in your eyes, Bianca.
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You're in love with him, but I don't think he can make you happy.
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Oh, please.
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I've told you, I'll never fall in love with anyone.
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If you say so.
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Over the next few days, I tried my best to get back to normal, but I couldn't get Slater out of my mind.
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Even mom noticed something was up with me.
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Haven't seen any crazy headlines lately.
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No new adventures?
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Yeah, it's been kinda quiet, but I did make one stupid mistake.
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Falling in love.
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Mom sat down beside me and then pulled me into an awkward hug.
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Sweetie, I know you've been affected by what your dad did, but don't close your heart off.
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Falling in love isn't stupid, and you'll find the right guy one day.
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And it'll be amazing.
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Trust me.
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Mom decided to take some time off work and we planned a vacation together.
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But just as I was leaving for the airport, I heard a loud crash from the main hall and saw Slater had pinned Travis to the ground.
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Slater?
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Travis?
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What are you both doing here?
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Bianca, my cream puff.
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I couldn't go on any longer without seeing you.
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I can't live like this.
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You really need to tighten security around here.
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Found him crawling through the dog door.
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As Slater handed over a screaming Travis to the guards, he turned to me.
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Why are you here, Slater?
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Same reason as Travis, actually.
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I really missed you.
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Wait, where are you going?
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Sorry, can't disclose the location.
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It's top secret.
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So whatever you want, make it fast.
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I got another mission.
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Okay, so what is it?
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I need you to fall in love with me and be my girl.
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Oh, well.
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That sounds like it's gonna be a very hard mission.
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I'm not afraid of challenging assignments.
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He pulled me in for a kiss, and then hit his forehead against mine.
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So you're naturally clumsy.
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Only when I'm in love.
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- snatched - took something quickly or suddenly
- flirting - behaving in a playful way to show interest
- bullseye - hitting the exact center of a target, used metaphorically to mean success
- alleged - claimed or asserted to be the case, often without proof
- capable of - having the ability to do something
- uninvited guest - someone who attends an event without an invitation
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