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I hate myself for giving my mother that look. If I stayed here any longer, I was going to fall into self-loathing.
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I need to cool down: .......
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I need to calm down, I need to be cool. I can't be emotionally involved with my mother.
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I'm glad Max isn't here. I can't let him see my sister like this.
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"I'm sorry. I just need some time alone."
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I ran past my mother and out of the warehouse.
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There was no place in the house where I could quiet my mind, so I left through the back door.
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An empty back street. I sit down in an empty flowerbed.
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I sighed heavily and held my head in my hands.
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............I feel like I'm getting worse and worse.
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I wonder if all the good things I've said with my mouth have come back to bite me in the ass for not taking any action.
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I can't call myself a saint.
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I mutter to myself in self-mockery.
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"Want to quit? Saint."
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The sudden voice makes me freeze. I didn't think anyone could hear me.
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I looked up toward the voice and saw a familiar face.
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Why is he here ......?
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"Curtis?"
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A weak voice called his name.
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His long green hair was tied in an unusual half-up style. For a moment I didn't recognize him because of his unusual appearance.
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He always seems to be a man who just goes through the motions, but now he was looking at me with those thoughtful eyes.
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I felt as if he could see through me and I couldn't help but look away.
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"Liz, you're not well, are you?"
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In an instant, he was back to his usual self. His voice is bright and relaxing. He smiles and sits down next to me. A soft, calming scent wafts through the air.
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"Do I look like that?"
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I turn the corner of my mouth and look at Curtis. He looks at me a little strangely, but soon returns to his usual expression.
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"Yeah, you looked like you were in a lot of pain.
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"I was a little depressed. But I'm fine now."
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"Really? I hope so."
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"...... Curtis is so nice to everyone."
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Words I hadn't meant to say just came out.
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"I'm a person of beauty on all sides, you know. Besides, I'm always on a girl's side.
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"You're a genius at hitting on girls."
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I'll take that as a compliment."
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His words cheer me up a little, and his expression softens. Curtis has a strange power.
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Curtis may be a beauty on all sides, but no one dislikes or hates him. In fact, that's what makes us like him.
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A gentle breeze blows and gently caresses our cheeks. Curtis's green hair is flowing.
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His hair is so smooth. I think he has the best sense of beauty among men. .......
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"It's been a while since I've been home. But there was no place for me."
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I said this with a fake smile on my face.
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For some reason, I had started telling Curtis my story. Silently he was listening to me.
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It wasn't anyone else. It must have been Curtis that made me tell my story.
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I told him that my brother had been adopted, that I really liked Duke, and that I was jealous of and admired Alicia. That I am still thinking about ...... the love that I can't compete with.
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Incoherently, I told him everything.
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