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“Heartburn” (Story 4)

Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: Laryssa | Filed under: Heartburn | No Comments »

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“Losing weight was so much easier when I had mono,” said Susanne during sixth-period study hall in the cafeteria.

Madsy and I usually sat by ourselves, but Susanne had been asking me to draw her. Madsy didn’t want to study alone so she joined us.

We claimed a round table and spread out our books and notebooks. Susanne immediately started reading a fashion magazine that she hid inside her biology textbook.

We weren’t allowed to read non-educational magazines at school, but the magazine-in-textbook technique was especially popular during study hall.

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