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Mila is gone.

Maybe forever.

Honestly, what the hell do I care?

Mila?

Who is she really?

She’s just another girl walking around this fucking campus.

I might as well just make a move and fuck Willow now, right?

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MILA

What the hell did I just do?

I rush out of Willow’s dorm and out of her building.

The worst thing that can happen right now is for me to run into Willow.

I can’t talk to her. I can’t talk to anyone right now.

Well, that’s not true.

I wish I could talk to Violet.

She’s the only one who can understand and not treat me like…

Because Ruby is such a bitch?

I shake my head and hug myself, then I start to move faster.

I hurry along one of the cobblestone paths and turn at some statue of some guy that I probably should know but don’t really care about.

I can’t believe the feeling I have in my chest.

A tight feeling.

It’s not heart related.

You sure?

It’s anxiety. With a twist of panic.

A fun mix of emotions and chemicals all colliding inside my body.

I know all this. I know all the medical terms and what’s happening.

Doesn’t make it any easier to deal with though.

I gravitate toward the cafe and I treat myself to a coffee.

Caffeine will certainly calm my nerves.

Isn’t that right, Doctor Mila?

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