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Something Right

“I don’t worry ‘cause, everything’s gonna be alright…No one, no one…”

I hummed my favorite song and tapped a finger impatiently on my pencil case as I fought through a massive tide of students in the hallway of my school. Good gracious, I thought. It’s an absolute mad house in here.
I was thinking of clouds. Of beautiful landscapes that simply can’t shine in photographs. Of sparkling orange hues and rippling blue water.
Then I bumped into you. Your lively brown eyes met mine and my heart froze, like always. Your gaze passed over me and we continued on, our own separate ways.
I turned around.
“Happy Thanksgiving, Jacob!” I blurted.
When you smiled and called, “You, too!”, my heart absolutely melted.

“No one, no one, no o-o-one…”

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