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God take care of him, because he's my past and my future

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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This attitude means you haven't met a girl worthy of your attention. You'll want to get caught if the right girl comes along.
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I like that girl more that I can remember likin’ anything in my life. I’m not about to give her up. I’ll start carin’ what people think when I am six feet under.
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I want to tell her how much she's become the center of my being. But I can't. The words won't come.
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Opening yourself up to making mistakes and being vulnerable is what makes it beautiful and special with the person you love.
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Alex probably brings his dates sharp knives as gifts, in case she'll need one when she's out on a date with him.
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- I don't want you to love me. - Too late, mi chava.
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Thoughts of being a pirate and stealing her away to my ship race across my mind. Although I’m not a pirate, and she’s not my captured princess.
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I turn around and wrap my arms around his neck. Whoa, girl, he says taken aback. I thought we were keepin' this thing between us a secret. I hate to tell you, but a bunch of north siders from Fairfield are right over there. And they're starin' at us I don't care. Not anymore Why You only live once
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I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.
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As If I could just turn my feelings off like a faucet.
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I’m staring into chocolate eyes. although my brain is clouded and I’m dizzy, I know enough to register that chocolate is the opposite of blue. I don’t want blue. Blue confuses me too much. Chocolate is straight-forward, easier to deal with.
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Our lie is like a cancer that's spread to every single area of our lives.
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Sometimes I think Ben is right, that the fantasy world is better because reality sucks...but then I look at Nikki and I believe that we can beat the odds.
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I've had more students die than I ever thought possible. My husband urges me to quit Fairfield and teach at some school without gang members who live their lives only to die or end up as drug dealers.
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Maggie squeezes my hand. It’s a silent message that everything will be okay. Somehow I believe her. In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.
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Love. Is it just a word that boys use to manipulate girls?
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Alex, Add it up. No matter how much you want her in your life, she doesn’t belong. A triangle can’t fit into a square. Just pointing out the facts” “Gracias” I don’t point out that if it’s a big enough square, a small triangle can fit inside perfectly. All you have to do is make a few adjustments.
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She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven’t done in years— barnyard sounds.
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