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Helping You Find Me: Part 1

“Hey, I know this is random, but who do have a crush on?” asked Kylie. She always asked me questions like this.
“Do I have to answer?” I asked. I was sleeping over her house and we were asking each other random questions.
“Yes, Jade!” I grunted. I liked a boy named Mike, he was cute.
“I like Mike, okay?!? Just keep it on the down low,”. Kylie nodded.
“Hey I like him, too!” I nodded. She was probably going to win him over. All boys liked girls with curly blonde hair and blue eyes, right? It was almost the end of Summer and we were all going to middle school. This was going to be an adventure. New teachers, a new school, new classes, new subjects, new problems and a lot more friends. But, I knew for sure that nothing was going to separate Kylie and I. We were as tight as braids! So much for that. The hair scrunchie that practically held us together broke. And all the strands of out friendship broke apart and separated. And now I have split ends…

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