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Submitted to Contest #81
Kennedy watched in surprise as he walked by. It had only been 4 years, but it felt like a million. Kennedy had been obsessed with this boy ever since that day at Comic Con when he signed his number on the back of her shirt. He'd given her a smirk and a wink before walking away. Her heart had soared and her thoughts had been so preoccupied by his intoxicating scent that she'd almost forgotten why she'd come to Comic Con at all. That was, until they called out her name and she hugged Dylan Sprayberry. The smell of the mystery boy's lavend...
Looking back, I suppose Theo had always been there for me; when I lost my first tooth, when I had my first kiss, when I had my first heartbreak. He'd never given up on me, even when he probably should have. But that was the thing about Theo Carter. He never gave up on you, even if you gave up on yourself. Theo and I had grown up together, the cliché story of mums being pregnant at the same time, Theo being older than me by 2 weeks, our bond being incredibly close. And of course, the cliché that exists in almost every love story ever creat...
I guess this is the part where I say something witty. I'm not witty.
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