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This silence was broken by Jill's laughter.
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"Alicia always does things beyond my imagination," he said.
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His voice echoes through the cafeteria.
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"Oh, that's a compliment, isn't it?"
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"Of course."
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Jill laughed happily.
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I think Jill laughs more often than in the past.
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I'll have to magic up the ends of her hair after .......
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I walked up to Carol and extended my hand.
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"Nice to meet you, Carol."
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When I said this, her eyes widened again and she froze. Her eyes seemed to be welling up.
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Maybe she was moved. ...... but for what?
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"Now, my name is ......."
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Carol said, her voice trembling as she stared at me.
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Oh, I wonder if she was that happy to hear me say her name.
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"You're loved, Alicia, that you react that way just by saying my name.
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Jill said to me with a sly grin.
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It's true, she seems to adore me a lot.
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"Do you love me too, Jill?"
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I said this in a mean-spirited way. Jill had been beating me up so much lately that I wanted to ask him a question that would embarrass him.
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Jill froze a little at my question. Then he smiled and opened his mouth.
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"That's a stupid question."
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He said this in a serious tone. I knew Jill's answer from those words alone.
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I did not expect her to answer seriously.
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I shifted my gaze from Jill to Carol.
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"Don't stay long. Let's go."
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"Yes!"
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She said this in a high pitched voice.
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Her voice doesn't tremble anymore. She's looking at me with a happy face.
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I'm sure I wouldn't have helped her when I was a little girl. .......
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I headed for the exit of the cafeteria with these thoughts in my mind.
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Sure enough, everyone makes my way out. I really feel like a queen. ...... I love the sound of an evil queen.
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As soon as I left the cafeteria, I met Mel.
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"Ali Ali! Did you cut your hair?"
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Mel said as soon as he saw me.
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"Yes, I've been through a lot."
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"So cute! Too cute! I've never seen a girl look so good with short hair!"
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Mel looked excited and came closer and closer to me.
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The look on Mel's face made it hard for me to be honestly pleased with her compliments.
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"You're drooling!"
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Jill said this as she looked at Mel in a tone of exasperation, but Mel didn't seem to hear Jill's words.
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"Ali Ali, you have a small face and a very well-defined features! I love beautiful short hair!"
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Mel says I have a small face: ....... I think she has a smaller face.
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And I wonder when Mel's excitement will cool down.
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"Mel, you're being rude to Lady Alicia."
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Perhaps noticing, Carol gave Mel a fierce glare and said, "I'm sorry, Mel, but I don't think I can do this.
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I wonder if you know each other.
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Mel's gaze shifted to Carol.
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"Oh, no! It's Carol. What's with the bad hair? And what's your connection to Ali Ali?"
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At once the tone of Mel's voice changed.
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"What's the connection between you two?"
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"We're distant relatives."
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Carol responded immediately to my words. For some reason, I feel like I have a faithful watchdog.
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"Don't get carried away just because you're a year older than me."
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Mel said, glaring at Carroll. ......A year older? As I recall, Mel is eighteen.
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That would make Carol nineteen? Four years older than me? I'm not using honorifics.
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...... Well, he doesn't seem to mind, so that's fine.
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I glanced at Carol. Mel and Carol are glaring at each other in a terrible way. They really don't get along.
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I mean, let's get her miserable hair done.
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As they stare at each other, I snap my fingers. My hair and Carol's hair are instantly in place.
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Magic really does come in handy. No more trips to the hairdresser.
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"You look beautiful!"
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"Dear Alicia ......,Thank you so much! I can't express how happy I am."
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"But don't get carried away."
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Mel said, cutting through Carol's emotional words.
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"You're jealous that I let Alicia do my hair, aren't you?"
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"Huh? No, I'm not. I spend more time with Ari Ari than you do. I mean, I've kidnapped an ant before.
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"Oh, yes, that's happened to me."
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Carol looks at Mel in disbelief at our words.
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"Speaking of which, why was Mel here?"
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Jill said so before Carol could say anything.
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Mel looked at me as if Jill's words had suddenly reminded her.
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"Duke said I'm in a bit of a state of limbo right now, so go to the cafeteria and check on Alicia ...... but it looks like it's all sorted out!"
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Mel said at last in a cheerful tone.
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I don't know if I can call that situation resolved, but I was glad from the bottom of my heart that Mel was not there.
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That Jane and Mel combination is pretty crazy. .......
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