17: Hugs

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Caleb

"I feel like I'm third wheeling,

but I still 

want to stay with Rose,"

 Ms. Stella said.

I chuckled, making sure

I wasn't dragging Rose 

to catch up with me.

Her gray eyes

with a thick 

foggy veil

over it

looked around

wide and

curious 

and full of wonder.

Her small hand

held onto mine tightly.

I pulled her hand

close to my face

and before she could react

I kissed it.

Rose froze and nearly tripped

on the crack in the road

and I smiled.

Her face was red

and she glared at me

her lips pulled

into an adorable

pink pout.

I wanted

to capture her lips

with mine again

but I knew I couldn't.

Rose wasn't comfortable

to do things like that

with me yet.

I chuckled

at her attempt to be angry

when I knew well

that she liked it.

Anna

I walked around the town

wondering what to do.

Should I get lunch

before it's time

to head back to school?

I didn't know what to do.

Lindsay, my friend,

ditched me for her boyfriend.

So I'm practically bored.

I rounded a corner

and spotted

familiar waves

of brown hair

and white t-shirt

and jeans.

I squinted my eyes

not believing 

what I'm seeing.

Holding Rose's hand

and making her face red

was Quinn's ex

the captain of the football team,

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