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  • Chapter 14

  • Chapter 14

  • The only bright spot during my medical leave was that my Stanford early admission had been

  • approved.

  • I’d be spared the senior year panic about college applications,

  • Without a second thought, I submitted my request to transfer to AP classes.

  • My GPA had always qualified me for the advanced track. I’d only stayed in regular classes because

  • that’s where Zephyr was.

  • Now, I wanted as much physical and mental distance as possible.

  • Different classes.

  • Different future.

  • Different life.

  • stopped his attempts to see

  • ceased completely.

  • very public relationship

  • found their way to my phone, sent by friends who thought I’d “want to

  • social media presence had

  • Black profile picture.

  • Private account.

  • Rarely posted.

  • too–cool–to–care

  • 40.2%

  • of

  • his profile photo was an andated puppy

  • bunny icon in a

  • a

  • sharing earbuds while studying, notebook margins filled with each other’s names, videos feeding campus strays together, matching silver bracelets glinting in the sunlight

  • hands…

  • tightened. I recognized the performance for what it was a show specifically designed for an

  • gradually, that knot in my chest began

  • story” button for a few seconds longer each time before I chose to close the app

  • girl with respect–he just chose not to respect

  • how to be a caring boyfriend–he just decided

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