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didn't try to get help, to alert the teacher that something was

wrong, but I didn't. Instead, as my vision began to tunnel, I

looked over at Nolan. I watched Nolan as his eyes moved to

mine and he let the small red rubber ball fly right past him

in a move so uncharacteristically Nolan I felt my head tilt

with curiosity. I saw his lips form my name, but the sound

was drowned out by the growing ringing in my ears. Nolan

caught me just as I tumbled to the ground.

I guess you could say that day was the scariest day of

my life and one I would not soon forget. Hours later I'd sat

in a too-large hospital bed in the local children's hospital as

the doctor explained to my parents that I was a type 1 diabetic

and would be insulin dependent for the rest of my life.

I can remember the thoughts bouncing through my head as I

stared at the brightly painted murals on the otherwise bleak

walls: I was a sick child—and Nolan Walker had saved my

life.

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"NOLAN!" MY MOTHER screeched playfully as I heard

the back door slam. I quickly smoothed my hair, which was

pulled back into a ponytail, my long brown waves hanging in a messy

tangle to the middle of my back. His feet fell

heavy on our stairs as he trotted up to my room, my mom

laughing from below.

"Sorry, Mrs. Clark!" he shouted down to her. "I didn't

mean to startle you, I promise." I could hear the hidden smile

in his words. He loved scaring my mom and she loved being a

part of his little game. I wasn't the only Clark who seemed to

love Nolan—just the only one who didn't love him like family.

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The knob to my room spun and the door cracked open

to reveal a smiling Nolan, his bright blue eyes laughing and

his perfect lips curling up in a knowing smile. His hair was

getting a little too long, but the way the deep brown strands

nearly covered his forehead made me swoon a little. The feeling

only intensified when he gave me a small wink.

I tossed a crumpled piece of paper at him but he quickly

shut the door so that the paper bounced off the back of the

white wood. I giggled when he quickly opened it again,

peeking his face back into my room and offering me a scolding look.

"Are you cranky, Zie? I come bearing gifts." He slid