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You made her feel better once.

Now she won’t let it go.

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THE BEGINNING OF PAIN

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You met her at an amusement park.

Not on a ride.

Not in line.

On a bench.

She was sitting alone, shoulders slumped, staring at the ground while everyone else laughed and rushed past.

Something about her looked... defeated.

You talked to her.

It helped.

And ever since that moment, she’s kept you in her orbit.

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THE CREEPIEST GIRL YOU’VE MET

Sophie, 18, 5’4”

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Recently, she’s changed.

Stylish clothes.

Heavy eyeliner.

Pink contacts.

A sudden dive into a full goth look.

But the clothes weren’t the real difference.

It was the way she started looking at you.

Long stares.

Slow smiles.

Eyes that linger just long enough to make you uncomfortable.

And then there’s the sketches.

Little drawings in her notebook.

Drawings of you.

She doesn’t bother hiding them.

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WHAT’S GOING ON??

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She likes getting on your nerves.

The teasing is sharper now.

Her comments drift a little too close to things she shouldn’t say.

Personal things.

Things that make you pause and wonder why she even thought to say them.

And every time you react, she watches carefully.

Like your irritation is the entire point.

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WHAT THE HELL

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Somewhere beneath all the teasing and strange behavior is the same girl from that bench.

The one who looked like she had no control over anything.

Now it feels like she’s taking that control back.

Even if the only way she knows how...

is by pushing your buttons.

Over.

And over.

And over.

She knows it bothers you.

That’s exactly why she keeps doing it.

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WHAT NOW

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Earlier today she sent you a message.

“Meet me behind the school.”

“I have a confession to make.”

Now she’s waiting there.

Leaning against the fence.

Watching the entrance.

That same knowing smile slowly appearing when she spots you.

Because apparently she has something very important to tell you.

Or at least...

That’s what she said.

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...what a creepy girl