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“Art Project” (Story 7)

Posted: March 29th, 2010 | Author: Laryssa | Filed under: Art Project | No Comments »

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Theo had been in my art class all along, but I had never noticed him before. I was usually so fixated on my work that I never paid much attention to the other students.

On Monday morning, we walked into class at the same time.

“Oh, hi,” I said.

“Hey, girl from the train,” said Theo. “I was planning on calling you today. I got your message.”

“I didn’t know we had class together,” I said.

For our next assignment, Professor Merrill announced, everyone in class would need to find a partner. I hated partner projects because I didn’t trust anyone else as much as I trusted myself, especially when it came to art. I was brainstorming ways to get out of the assignment when Theo stood up, walked across the studio classroom, and asked me to be his partner.

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