for my mom 's sake , i would n't cross that bridge until i moved away at the end of the summer . but it would n't be long before i publicly proclaimed atheism . '' we thought that maybe you were planning to become a priest . '' i shook my head in wonder . '' you know , because you want to be celibate

'' you should really control your snoring if you are going to sleep in public , '' i heard a low voice say behind me . '' i do n't snore , '' i stated indignantly and turned around and saw that it was the new who had spoken . it was true . i had never snored in my life . or at least i did n't think i had ever snored

he tapped the pendant on its chain around her neck . she felt the rapid pulsing of her heartbeat beneath his fingers . tears made aliah 's face blur . she blinked and looked away as hot tears slid down her cheeks . '' it 's eliana 's pendant . not mine . so how can it be my reality ? no one can force their beliefs on me , aliah

knox positioned himself below me at the bottom of the slide , and grinned up at me playfully . '' come on down , i 'll catch you . '' i pushed myself forward , expecting to slide down easily . instead , my jeans rubbed against the dull metal and i scooted about two inches . we both cracked up laughing . '' that was anticlimactic . '' with gravity proving to be no help , i used my feet to pull my pull myself down , scurrying the entire length of the slide until i came to an unsatisfying stop in front of
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