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What is this?' 'A Smart Car' It looked like an SUV took a dump and out came the Smart Car

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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And I’m yours,” I tell him. “Forever and always and then some.
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- I don't want you to love me. - Too late, mi chava.
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It's pure instinct that makes me rebel every time someone tries to control my life and hand out more rules.
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Oh, God. I'm in big trouble. Because I'm staring. I can't keep my eyes from ogling his chiseled triceps and biceps and every other eps ' he has. The butterflies in my stomach have just multiplied tenfold as my wandering gaze meets his.
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what could i do to make the one i loved love me back ?
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I don't deserve you. You know that, querida, don't you? (Alex)
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You once said you loved me. Do you still? My sister is watching this exchange between us. She smiles warmly at me, giving me the strength to tell him the truth. I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you. I couldn't.
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Before i was jumped in i remember Lucky telling us how being in a gang was like having a second family... a family who would be there when your own family wasn't. They would offer protection and security. It sounded perfect to a kid who'd lost his father.
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I keep my expectations low, so nobody disappoints me. Yeah, well, I have high expectations. I look toward Miranda. I guess my friends do, too. Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.
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I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent.
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I've spent so much time avoiding arguments and smoothing relationships with the people around me, this confrontation is painful.
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I hate games I can't win.
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Did we kiss last night? Yes. Well, it wasn't memorable because I have no recollection of it. He laughs. I was kiddin'. We didn't kiss. He leans in. When we kiss you'll remember it.Forever.
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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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Say something, Amy, Miranda insists. Something positive. I'm sure it'll make you feel better. Okay, Miranda. I've got it. I motion the girls to lean in close to hear my words. At least I'm not dead. How's that for positivity? I have to admit it does make me feel better.
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