Page 248 of Bad Prince

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That one hits hardest.

Yeah.

She didn’t.

That’s what made her different.

That’s not a bad thing.

Damn.

She sees too much.

Always has.

I stare out across the quad, sunlight cutting through trees.

Then I type?—

Stell… it could have been us.

Pause.

Longer this time.

Then—

What?

Me and you. It still could be.

Silence.

Then—

And be the villain on campus? Break up T&T? No thanks.

I push off the tree.

Start walking again.

There is no T&T.

Tell that to literally everyone.

I’m telling you.

Pause.

Doesn’t matter. I told you what I needed.

Yeah.

She did.

Space.

Focus.

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