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Ava stepped out on the porch, waiting for her. As Dahlila straightened out the inside of her car, the other girl came to the porch, giving Ava an odd look as she bent to pick something up. “Sorry. I’m just getting my backpack. I was out collecting flowers for a project and the woods here has an abundance of them.” Ava turned to her with a straight brow, wondering why the hell she was apologizing, and this returned her an uncomfortable look. She turned to look back at Dahlila, to avoid from worrying about her feelings and the girl turned and walked down the path that lead to the road. Dahlila looked up at Ava, instantly recognizing her as well. With a smile and a wave, she skipped up on to the porch. Ava’s stomach tightened uneasily. Was she sure this is what she wanted to do? Her blonde hair was pulled back perfectly into a ponytail; you could see her hairline and her light blue t-shirt lined with sweat. “Hi! Did you just get here?” Ava took her held out hand. “Yeah. The door was unlocked. I let myself in.” “Oh good.” Her voice narrowed into a higher pitch, intentionally sweetening it. Ava cringed and she tried not to. “I was hoping you would if I couldn’t make it back in time. I’m so sorry about that, my dance class ran a little later than usual.” Ava thought about asking her about it but she didn’t, instead she just stood there staring back, leaving an awkward moment of silence as she registered her. She didn’t really know Dahlila well, so that was reason to have her

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