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Go!
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Run!
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I ran up the basement stairs with Ryan right behind me.
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We sprinted out the door, and I paused to catch my breath.
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My teeth were chattering.
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Here.
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But then he hobbled out of his house.
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Get back here!
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We gotta go.
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How far can we go on the ice?
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Hi, my name is Melody Walker, and I'm from Whittier, Alaska.
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I was from the tiniest town, and my house was even further away, tucked between these frosted mountains.
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And I loved to play or roll in the snow, but what I loved most was whenever we had to go into town.
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The people bustling from shop to shop, the cars whooshing by, and the laughter all around.
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And when I saw kids, I knew I had to be friends with them.
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If only I could stay in town a little longer.
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By the time I turned six, my parents had started homeschooling me.
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It was fun in the beginning.
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I could go to class in my pajamas, I could turn in homework late by batting my eyes, and our cafeteria was open 24 -7.
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If I ate two cookies, and then I'm gonna eat two more cookies?
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That's too many cookies.
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But when I would watch TV or a movie, well, school looked totally different.
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I had no desk, no detention, and of course, no dances.
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I complained sometimes to my parents, so they did everything they could to cheer me up.
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We would play hide -and -seek or a game of chicken.
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Duh, a modern family one.
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Or become anchors of our own imaginary show.
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My dad even tried to teach me to waltz.
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But I only crashed into one or two vases.
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Still, it felt like maybe I was missing something.
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Like I had no one to give my friendship bracelet to.
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Or ask me to the prom.
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And when I was 15, my life took a sudden turn.
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My dad got a promotion.
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So we were moving to the city.
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And I was ecstatic.
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I can finally have friends.
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And maybe a boyfriend like MSA.
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But it wasn't that easy.
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I wish there was a handbook for high school.
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I had so many questions.
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How do you get in line for lunch when the crowd never ends?
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And where do you sit in class?
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Why do all these kids leave that wobbly chair for me that keeps bumping me in the back?
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Soon, I felt like I wasn't fitting in, but I wasn't a quitter.
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So I remembered how kids would act on TV shows or movies.
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And I tried the same with Amy, who was sitting next to me.
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What are you doing?
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Oh, you gave the right answer, so I thought I'd...
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No, we don't high five.
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What are you, 10?
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And it got me.
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Alone during lunches, alone during class, and alone during dances.
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Maybe I wasn't cool, but maybe if I was smart, I would finally make some friends.
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So I posted my tests with an A -plus on my locker and on my Instagram stories.
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Neither worked.
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And then I did something I shouldn't have.
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Mrs. Smith, didn't you want to pass out that quiz before class was over?
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You can guess what's next.
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But at least my teachers liked me.
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They knew I tried hard, maybe too hard, and word got around to the principal.
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He tracked me down one day and asked me to join the school's newspaper.
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You're pretty good at academics and writing, and the paper needs some help.
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And it was a ton of fun!
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It helped the day fly by, and I ended up hearing the gossip from everyone.
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I heard where to get the best spray tan, which corner of the library was best for… you know.
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And that Jessica P stole Jessica's R's homecoming crown and wouldn't give it back.
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By the time I was 17, I was writing full articles and editorials in my free time.
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I also got to interview school hotshots, the big leagues, like cheerleaders and athletes.
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And finally, I was assigned to talk to Ryan, the captain of the hockey team, with a killer smile.
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So Ryan, how do you deal with the team pressure?
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Lonely?
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I'm feeling lonely, lonely.
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Stop glancing and tell me
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Hold me, hold me I totally blurted it out.
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I slapped my hand over my mouth.
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As my face burned red hot, I immediately regretted serenading him.
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Ryan laughed, and I turned to hide my embarrassment.
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But my feet twisted over each other, and I fell back on Ryan.
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Whoa, you have a lot of school spirit.
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Are you okay?
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Oh, yeah.
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Oh, Melody, be professional.
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I took a deep breath and tried to recover.
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Are you excited for next week's date?
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I mean, game?
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Next week's game?
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We're pumped, and I like a good date.
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I mean, game.
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That smile again.
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I felt like I'd melted into a puddle.
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From that day on, everything changed, and my heart fluttered whenever he was even in the same room as me.
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And once, when I was in the cafeteria trying to merge into the lunch line with no luck,
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I was about to give up when a hand tapped me on the shoulder.
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You can stand in line with me.
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I spun around to make sure he was talking to the right person.
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Yes, you.
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Everyone gets feral at lunchtime.
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It felt like everyone had disappeared, and it was just him and me.
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I couldn't think of a single word to say, but spit it out.
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I believed you, I'm so stupid.
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I cringed at myself.
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But Ryan just laughed.
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Could this be the start of something?
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And then one day, as I was washing my hands in the bathroom, I saw Amy crying in the corner.
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I went to put my arm around her for a hug.
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What is wrong with you?
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Don't touch me!
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I'm sorry, you looked so sad.
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Amy rushed out of the bathroom and ran into the principal.
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It is way past the bell.
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Where is your hall pass?
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Um, she's with me, sir. Is she?
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I'm interviewing her for, uh, a story about the new tater tots.
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He angrily shuffled around the corner.
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Thank you.
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You didn't have to do that.
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That old man, he's a weirdo and always yelling and ranting and would love to give attention to everyone.
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Well, it seems like you were having a tough day.
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Yeah, boy trouble.
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Amy invited me to sit at her table for lunch.
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This was what I needed.
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I had a group of girls to hang out with every day.
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Gossip about boys or just share fries.
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Amy was cool.
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She gave me advice on how to wear my hair and which season my colors were in.
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We even worked on a history project together.
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I helped Amy get an A, and she helped me get out of that wobbly seat in the back of the classroom.
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And one day at lunch, everyone was buzzing about a party.
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Are you doing anything tonight?
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I can get you an invite.
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Oh, I don't know.
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I felt like one of the girls.
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I was also included.
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I have real, true friends now.
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Kelsey can pick us up.
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Come on.
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There will be really cute guys there.
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Like, um, anyone from the hockey team?
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Like Ryan?
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Of course, he wouldn't miss it.
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My first real party, and I had nothing to wear.
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I dug through my clothes, like I had made mountains of rejected outfits, until I found the perfect one.
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As snow lightly fell, Amy's friend Kelsey pulled up with Amy in her car with her two other friends, Allie and Emma.
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We drove to the house on the very top of a hill.
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The music was bumping, and we could hear laughter.
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In the cafe, Amy and her friends pulled me into the dancing.
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Even though I couldn't dance to save my life, I felt at ease in my little friend circle.
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After a while, I cut my way out of dancing to look around for Ryan, but he was nowhere.
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So I joined others around the pool table.
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Do you play?
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It was Ryan.
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I nervously choked on my words. Do I?
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Do I play pool? Do you?
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No, no, I don't.
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But I could.
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That doesn't seem too hard.
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Did I do this right at all?
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Yeah, not quite.
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First of all, you hold the cue stick in the other direction.
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The other direction!
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I knew I was missing something.
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Let me show you.
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Ryan stood behind me and moved my hands on the cue stick.
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It's all about angles.
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He put his arm around my arm and showed me how to shoot.
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I could feel his breath, and I got goosebumps.
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As we played, I didn't even notice the other people trickle out.
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I looked at my phone and gasped.
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I gotta go.
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My parents are gonna freak out.
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I've never been out this late.
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Do you need a ride? it looks like the storm picked up.
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Whoa, a ride with Ryan?
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And just then, my imagination went wild in my head.
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I could see us sitting in the car, our hands brushing against each other as we tuned the radio.
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I might even say, oops, I'm sorry, just to make it happen again.
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And when it was time for me to leave, Ryan would come running out of the car and say, Melody, you forgot your phone.
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I would know that I did it on purpose, but I would pretend to be surprised.
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Then I would take a step towards my house and he would grab my hand, spin me around, and kiss me.
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And just then, Amy popped in.
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No, Ryan.
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She's getting a ride with me and Kelsey.
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She doesn't need your stupid truck.
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Okay, no problem.
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Thought I'd offer.
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See you later, Melody.
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Amy crushed my dreams badly.
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And with a heavy heart, I waved goodbye to him.
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Don't get your hopes up.
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He's a massive flirt.
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I think Kelsey is in her car.
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We walked outside and all the other cars were gone, including Kelsey's.
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Where are you?
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I don't have any service.
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The wind had picked up and was whipping around us.
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Everyone tried their phones, but with no luck, I shuffled up back to the cafe.
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But the lights were out.
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This door's locked.
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We've got to do something before we turn into icicles.
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There's another house just down the way.
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We can go there.
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It's closer to town, so we'll probably get reception.
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Probably.
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The four of us waddled down the street in our dresses, slipping and sliding as the snow whirled around us.
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We arrived at the front door and knocked.
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No one's answering.
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Amy looked under the doormat, and then, under a frog statue, she pulled out a key.
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Too easy.
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I don't know if we should break into someone's house.
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We're not breaking into someone's house if it's already open.
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I don't know if the police will agree with us, but my hands are turning blue, so...
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We crept into the house.
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It was small and creaky and smelled like an old wet towel.
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Let's see if they have chips.
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I walked past the mantle and looked at the owner's photos.
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The face looked familiar, but I couldn't place it.
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I could hear whimpering noises coming from the basement.
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You guys, you hear that?
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I opened the basement door, slowly made my way down, and found crates and crates of puppies.
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But they looked hungry, and I could feel that I would be their next meal.
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The basement door slammed shut.
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I ran up to the door, but it was locked.
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Amy?
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Ellie?
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Emma!
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Hello?
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I pushed as hard as I could, but the knob wouldn't budge.
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I was left alone for hours, out in the rural parts, when there wasn't any cell service.
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I was so scared, but somehow I gathered myself, and I remembered there was one number that could get through.
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Hello, 911?
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What's your emergency?
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I'm locked in a basement, and I can't get out.
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A door slammed, and I knew the owner of the house must be back.
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A bad feeling crept into my stomach.
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Whoever keeps dogs like this in their basement must be dangerous and crazy.
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I needed to get out of here pronto.
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What is your address?
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Up on a hill?
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I had no idea where I was.
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I could hear a man's footsteps upstairs, and the puppy started barking like crazy.
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I think I'm on a pine hill or a peanut hill.
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Something with a P, that's for sure.
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I picked up a crowbar, just in case I needed a weapon to defend myself.
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The door swung open.
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Melody?
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Ryan, what are you doing here?
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I was worried about you, and when I didn't reach you, I called Amy.
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She told me that she left when she'd been waiting for you around here but couldn't find you.
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So I came here, and then I spotted your scarf.
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Yeah, but she was here.
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Anyway, I've been trying to call for help, but I don't even know where I am.
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Ryan took the phone.
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Hi, 1430 Pepper Lane.
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Pepper!
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I was close.
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What are all these puppies?
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Some shady person may definitely be selling them illegally.
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Another thud exploded upstairs, and a shadow appeared.
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Principal Crabapple?
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What are you kids doing here?
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Breaking and entering is a crime, don't you know?
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I'm sorry.
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I got trapped here when I was looking for help.
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Please let us go.
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It's all a misunderstanding.
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And we don't know anything about the puppy mill, and we will never speak about this to anyone.
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The principal's eyes darted around the room, crazy and frantic.
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I can't trust you.
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You won't be getting my secret.
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He lunged at me, and I threw the crowbar at him, and it landed on his foot.
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He started hopping like mad.
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Go.
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Run.
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I ran up the basement stairs with Ryan right behind me.
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We sprinted out the door, and I paused to catch my breath.
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My teeth were chattering.
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Here.
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But then he hobbled out of his house.
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Get back here.
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We gotta go.
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How far can we go on the ice?
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Just then, police cars squealed onto the property.
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Ryan put his arms around me as the police handcuffed Mr. Crabapple.
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We're gonna be okay, Melody.
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Everything was fine, and the police did their investigation.
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And at school, Amy avoided me like the plague for a week then finally came to apologize for what happened.
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You could have gotten me into real trouble by telling the police about me, but you didn't.
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Why, Amy?
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Why did you do this?
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The thing is, Ryan and I used to date, but I wasn't over him at all.
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And then I saw him scribbling your name and pouring over your newspaper articles, and it just drove me mad.
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So you took me there on purpose?
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No, I had no idea about that eerie house, but I could have helped you out of the basement
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when I left you there on purpose so that you would know that it wasn't your place to just take him.
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I thought it wasn't over between us.
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But it is, and I realized he only likes you a lot.
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I wish you would forgive me and we could still be friends.
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I have forgiven you, but I'm not sure about being friends again.
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Well, I volunteered at the shelter to help place every last puppy.
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I also wrote a gripping story for the newspaper about our ex -principal.
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It was the talk of the town, and I got famous too, only because I stayed true to who I was.
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Even if it made me different from everyone else.
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Oh, and me and Ryan?
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We're still going strong.
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I can beat him at pool now.
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And we recently went out on a date with our cutie.

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Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “My Experience On First Day At School At 13”. Questo video contiene 308 frasi e 2683 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 13:26. Chi parla va veloce, circa 200 parole al minuto: aspettati suoni legati e ridotti. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo. 48 delle sue 308 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

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15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
basement sostantivo/ˈbeɪsmənt/scantinato, seminterrato
puppy sostantivo/ˈpʌpi/cucciolo, cagnolino
lonely aggettivo/ˈloʊnli/solo, solitario
cookie sostantivo/ˈkʊki/biscotto
hockey sostantivo/ˈhɑ.ki/hockey
spin verbo/spɪn/girare, far girare
forgive verbo/fɚˈɡɪv/perdonare
stairs sostantivo/ˈstɛɹz/scala
laughter sostantivo/ˈlæftɚ/risata, riso
pause sostantivo/pɔːz/pausa
bump sostantivo/bʌmp/colpetto, botta
sprint sostantivo/spɹɪnt/velocità, sprint
gossip sostantivo/ˈɡɑsɪp/pettegolezzo, chiacchiera
upstairs avverbio/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/di sopra
creep verbo/kɹiːp/abbarbicarsi

I phrasal verb che sentirai

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pick up verbotirare su, sollevare
end up verboandare a finire, finire
get through verbo/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/superare, farcela
give up verboarrendersi
hand over verbocedere, trasferire
stand behind verbomettere la faccia

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • How far can we go on the ice?
  • Are you excited for next week's date?
  • What is wrong with you?
  • Where is your hall pass?
  • Breaking and entering is a crime, don't you know?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawas assigned · was also included · was locked
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've never been · have forgiven
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowere chattering · was missing · were moving
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingstarted homeschooling · keeps bumping · Stop glancing

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 67 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'm, wasn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, thud /ˈθʌd/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, wash /wɑʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, editorial /ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/, illegally /ɪˈliːɡəli/, imaginary /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪˌn(ɛ)ɹi/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hockey /ˈhɑ.ki/, hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, whoever /huˈɛvɚ/, hop /hɒp/, nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/, forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, pause /pɔːz/, bump /bʌmp/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: laughter /ˈlæftɚ/, slam /ˈslæm/, badly /ˈbæd.li/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

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