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When I was eight, my parents took me to Italy on a family holiday.
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When I was eight, my parents took me to Italy on a family holiday.
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It was all fun until I saw something I could only imagine in my worst nightmare.
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa!
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I ran to the building and started pushing against a wall.
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Mom!
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Dad!
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Please come and help me get this straight!
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It's all wrong!
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What's wrong with that girl?
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Is she possessed?
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That kid's a freak!
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But Mom went mad hearing them.
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She's a perfectionist, not a freak, dumbhead!
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Dad dragged her away and took us both home before we could make a bigger scene.
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Hey friends, my name is Bella and I'm from Manchester.
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Please like and subscribe.
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Ever since I can remember, I've been a perfectionist, like my mom.
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She owned a small bakery and everyone loved her cakes.
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Growing up, my place always used to be squeaky clean.
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And I hated visiting other kids just because their homes weren't as tidy as mine.
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But it wasn't just that.
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I couldn't sleep at night without the TV on.
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I needed to color code my entire closet, and I had to count words on signboards while I traveled in a car.
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When I was in the ninth grade, another bakery opened up right across from ours.
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When mom saw the long lines outside, she was furious and wanted to check out what they had that we didn't.
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But when I entered the shop and I saw the slightly tilted balloon arc, I felt my eye twitch.
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I just had to fix it.
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As I tried to, the entire thing fell on a table of cupcakes.
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And then a girl standing nearby started to yell at me.
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Are you crazy?
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My parents worked so hard to set everything up and you ruined it.
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But I swear, I just wanted to fix the ark.
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I'm so sorry.
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Wait a minute.
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Aren't you from the bakery across the street?
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You guys were jealous.
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And you did this on purpose.
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What?
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Of course not.
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Let me just tell you, the whole decoration looks ugly.
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There's no color coordination, everything's off.
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No way we'd be jealous of this place.
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And before I knew it, the girl had pounced on me with her gross, sticky hands.
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Oh, God.
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Our parents pulled us apart, but our moms were glaring at each other.
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Get out of our shop, now!
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Yeah, yeah, we're leaving.
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It's not like it's something special.
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On our way home, I was so mad at that girl and I hoped I'd never see her again.
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But the very next day in school, someone entered the classroom.
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And it was her!
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The teacher introduced her as Maya.
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And just then, our eyes locked and she glared at me.
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When she sat down, I noticed her odd-colored nails and cringed.
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Like, who did that?
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I tried avoiding Maya every day, but she was so loud and messy.
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One day, the math teacher asked everyone to take out their homework assignments, and she just couldn't find hers.
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I promise I did it.
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I'd put it in here.
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And then what happened?
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Your dog ate it?
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An elf came at night and stole it.
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A kidnapper is holding it for ransom.
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I make myself laugh.
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Well, at least you make someone laugh.
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And then Maya turned over her entire bag on her desk, and I was horrified at all the trash she had inside.
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she found her filthy assignment and a half-eaten donut.
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Want some?
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I'm sure it's only two weeks old.
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No, three.
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Okay, a month tops.
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The teacher looked as disgusted as I felt and made Maya stand at the back with her face to the wall.
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She deserved it.
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But the next day, I saw a bunch of kids gathered around Maya before math class, and they were all laughing.
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The teacher walked in, and everyone ran to their seats.
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A few moments later, I saw Maya take out a freaking mouse from her pocket and quietly slip it into the teacher's desk while her back was turned.
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Seconds later, when the teacher turned around, she screamed and fell back in fright, while the mouse started running everywhere.
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And I panicked.
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Maya, catch your stupid mouse right now.
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I can't stand it.
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Mice are dirty.
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Catch it now.
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The whole class turned to me in shock, and the teacher was about to explode.
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Maya got two months detention, and she and the entire class turned on me.
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You're such a snitch, Bella.
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Everyone knew it was me, but you had to announce it.
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I didn't mean to.
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Do you ever mean to do anything?
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Save it, weirdo.
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As if having her in school wasn't bad enough, I found out that she was also my neighbor.
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Mom was even more annoyed than I was.
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Oh, God, are they following us or something?
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That hot mess now lives next to us.
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I felt the same way about Maya.
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But for some reason, all the kids and most of the teachers became her fans.
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It was like Maya was the real perfectionist because she could have fun.
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And she was an A student who was giving me tough competition.
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One day during lunch, I was sitting at my usual spot when suddenly Maya came over and sat across me, grinning.
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What are you doing here?
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Oh, I just came to see if you'd like the surprise I planned for you.
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What surprise?
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Why don't you look up?
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I looked up and saw a balloon coming right at me.
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And suddenly, I was drenched in paint.
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My hair, clothes, face, it was everywhere.
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Oh, God, oh, my God.
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No, no, no, no, what did you do?
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Um, hey, Bella, I was just messing around.
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Can you relax?
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But it was like I couldn't hear her.
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And suddenly, I attacked Maya as I screamed and cried.
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I don't remember what happened next, but as the teachers were taking me away, everyone was looking at me like I was some kind of alien.
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I was taken to the hospital, and I found out that I just had a panic attack and that I had OCD.
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Turns out, even mom had it and never knew.
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I had a breakdown and needed to take some time off school.
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I returned after two weeks and could feel everyone giving me weird looks, like I'd go mental any second, and it was all Maya's fault.
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But the moment I entered class, she stepped forward and smiled at me.
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Hey, Bella, I'm so glad you're back.
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I hope you're feeling better.
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Whatever, Maya.
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Don't pretend like you care.
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Look, I'm just really sorry for that day.
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I was only having fun, but I didn't know.
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Oh, please, just get out of my way.
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But after that day, Maya kept being nice to me, even though I kept trying to ignore her.
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A few days later, we were having art class, and Maya took a place next to me.
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Sometime later, she looked over my painting and said, That looks really good.
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You're talented.
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Can't say the same about you.
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What did you even make?
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A dog with a horse's body?
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Maya just looked at me and then burst out laughing.
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She laughed so hard she fell on the floor.
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And I started laughing too.
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Ha ha ha ha.
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OMG, you are so mean.
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That was my puppy that died a few years ago.
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But jeez, it does look like he has a horse's body.
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Maybe Maya wasn't so bad.
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Soon we started hanging out together, and she kind of started to grow on me.
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One time I was in the cafeteria eating my lunch when I realized Maya was staring at me.
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What?
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Why do you finish your fries first, then the burger, and cold drink in the end?
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I...
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I don't know.
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I always eat it like that.
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Everybody does, no?
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Why don't you try this?
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Maya ate a fry, then took a bite of the burger, and took a sip of her soda.
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Though I hated the idea of trying all three together, I did it for Maya.
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Holy moly, it tastes amazing!
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Told ya.
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Maya was the friend I needed.
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She accepted me for who I was, but also made me try different things.
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One day when I was home, I suddenly heard Mom screaming loudly.
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She was arguing with Maya's mom, who was washing her car while playing loud music.
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I asked you to keep the music down and stop making a mess.
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You're wasting water, you dumbhead.
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Who are you calling a dumbhead?
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And then she turned the hose to mom, completely soaking her.
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Mom was furious and tried to snatch the hose from her.
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As they both fought, I saw Maya come out.
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Jeez, Maya, tell your mom to stop.
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Look at her.
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She's messy and crazy.
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She's crazy?
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See?
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Well, at least she's not a robot, like you and your mom.
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And just like that, we both got into a fight.
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I was so angry at Maya.
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I totally ignored her at school the next day.
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And she was doing the same.
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In our science period, the teacher announced how there was going to be a science tournament and we needed to pick teams.
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Even though Maya and I were the smartest kids in class, everyone wanted to be on her team.
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You're going to make the project so fun, Maya.
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I want to be with you.
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Me too.
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Pick me, Maya.
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So I had to choose from three backbenchers.
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And as we worked together, I realized my team really needed to learn the basics.
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I could see Maya's project was almost done, and I was so far behind.
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So just one day before the submission date, I became a dictator.
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Listen to me loud and clear.
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We will get this done today.
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You got it?
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Go, go, go!
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I pushed those guys so hard, and by some miracle, we finished it.
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Well, team, I'm proud of you.
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I'm sure we'll win tomorrow.
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But Maya's project looks so much better.
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Ours is really good too.
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Come on, we can win this.
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I was feeling confident, but something totally unexpected was waiting for me at school the next day.
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Maya was screaming while her project lay broken on the floor.
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It was fine when we left it yesterday.
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How could this happen?
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We worked so hard.
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What do we do now?
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Who did this?
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Do you think it could be Bella?
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Oh, shut up.
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She would never do this.
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I felt my heart swell hearing her words.
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She wasn't talking to me, but she still defended me.
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Just then, I spotted my team member snickering on the side.
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Ours is the best project now.
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What do you mean now?
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What did you do?
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Bella, we just wanted to win.
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What did you do?
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Spit it out.
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We kind of broke it yesterday before leaving school.
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Oh my God.
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I couldn't believe they'd do such a thing.
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I was beyond furious.
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I didn't want to win this way, so I walked over to Maya's stall and told her everything.
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You can tell the teachers, I'm really sorry.
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Well, that was a nasty thing your team did.
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But I appreciate you being honest.
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Help us fix this and we can forget about it, okay?
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I helped Maya and her team fix the project right before the exhibition started.
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And after the teachers judged everyone's project, they got first prize.
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And I was so happy for her.
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Just as I was walking away, Maya suddenly pulled me into an empty classroom.
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And she kissed me!
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Whoa, what just happened?
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happened.
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I just wanted to do that.
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Did you like it?
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Um, Maya, it's not a really good idea.
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Our moms hate each other and wouldn't even want us to be friends.
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Why don't you loosen up for once and stop caring, Bella?
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Did you like it or not?
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I looked at her and smiled.
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I think I did.
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I'll have to try it again to be sure.
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And then I kissed her.
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The next few weeks with Maya were amazing.
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We kept it completely secret from our moms, and we were always sneaking around them.
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One time, she asked me to come over at night, and I nearly passed out when I saw her room.
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There were clothes everywhere.
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Oh my god.
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Listen, I'm helping you clean this.
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Otherwise, I'm gonna have to break up with you.
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She laughed, and we spent the whole night sorting out the mess.
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Best date ever.
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Sometime later, Maya and I were selected to be part of a quiz competition that was gonna be broadcast live on a local TV channel.
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I was nervous, but so relieved to be doing this with Maya.
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It was going great till there came a moment when I pressed the buzzer to answer a question.
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But suddenly, my mind went blank.
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I started to sweat and felt breathless as I sensed all eyes on me.
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Oh, God, not another panic attack.
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Do you know the answer?
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I do, but I just need to count to 50 first.
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What?
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We don't have time for that.
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If you don't know the answer, just pass.
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Suddenly, Maya leapt up from her seat.
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She does know the answer.
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She just needs to count to 50, okay?
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Can you give her some space and let her do that?
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The host gave her an impatient nod, and I closed my eyes as Maya took my hand.
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Once I'd counted, I gave the answer, and it was correct.
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We won!
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I stepped forward as team captain to receive the trophy, when suddenly, Maya's mom jumped onto the stage and tried to snatch it from me.
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Why do you get to receive it?
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My daughter should.
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You wouldn't even have one without her.
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Loser.
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And then my mom was on the stage too.
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Who are you calling a loser?
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She's the team captain because she's better than your daughter.
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Oh my God.
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Shut up.
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Both of you.
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We dragged our mothers backstage and I turned to them furiously.
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Thanks a lot for embarrassing us.
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You know what?
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You want to fight and compete and rip each other's hair out?
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Go ahead.
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But Maya and I are friends.
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In fact, we're more than friends.
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And with that, I took her hand.
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What?
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What do you mean?
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Let me make it clearer.
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And with that, Maya kissed me.
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And our mom's faces were priceless.
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No way.
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Not happening.
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Bella, have you lost your mind?
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Yeah, maybe I have.
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Deal with it.
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I put my arm through Maya's and we walked off to celebrate our victory with ice cream.
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We'll get three scoops each.
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Vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate.
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exactly in that order.
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Don't mess it up, okay?
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I love you, Maya.
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Yeah, you're okay, too.
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