Teen_romance

"There aren't assigned seats in the library," Leo countered, though his heart was suddenly doing a frantic drum solo against his ribs.

Maya pulled out the chair opposite him. "There are if you’ve spent every Tuesday here since freshman year. I’m the library ghost. You’re trespassing." teen_romance

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"You missed a label on the mitochondria." She pointed a paint-stained finger at his drawing. "It’s the powerhouse of the cell. Everyone knows that." I’m the library ghost

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She sat down, opening a copy of The Great Gatsby that looked like it had been through a car wash. For twenty minutes, the only sound was the scratch of Leo’s pencil and the turning of her pages. The silence wasn't heavy, though. It felt like a bubble, protecting them from the loud, messy world outside the double doors. "Leo?" she whispered, not looking up.