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I want to hold you, Nikki. Will you let me?

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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Luis is right there.” I point to the corner of the yard, where my little brother is the centre of attention doing imitations of barnyard animals. I have yet to inform him that talent isn’t as much of a chick magnet when you get into junior high.
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And I’m yours,” I tell him. “Forever and always and then some.
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I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are.
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the scary part is that people don't realize how much they've changed .
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If any guy threatened her she'd probably suffocate him with her oversized tee.
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From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone.
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Do you ever lose the ego?” Westford asks me. “Yeah.” When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.
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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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The end of one thing is just the beginning of another.
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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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and the bananas are overdone.
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(Kiara sees Carlos' bleeding face)Carlos! Oh my God, what happened? You still recognize me with a busted-up face. That's a good sign, right?
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There are no rules to attraction. Jake is nothing like who I wanted.
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Mujer, you own my soul.
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Oh, and just so you know, before we go out to the field we all get into a huddle and yell 'Go Queers!' really loud.
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Playing with fire doesn't necessarily get you burned.
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Como un angel, I whisper. Is our game over? she asks nervously. It's definitely over, querida. 'Cause what we're gonna do next is no game.
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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 understand the reasons behind his keeping a distance from a girl he cares about. Because the truth is, sometimes getting close to the fire does actually burn you.
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If you could wish on a star right now, what would you wish for?I ask him. For time to stop. Why? He shrugs. Cause I could live forever at this moment.
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