as fine as Gideon Garner at Stamford University.
turned
away.
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The young couple went on to different universities and their separate ways.
So which school do you go to?!
I'm not in school anymore.
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As soumas she İrii, Kira asked, "So what do you have to tell me about Austin?!
Gideonleaird hack,agalust the chait, tapping a finger on the table. I was that ten weeks ago. There's still a scar on my chest. You're not going to ask how I'm
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What's the bony? You've barely touched your food'
"you won't tell me, I'm leaving!' Kiza pushed back lies chuir and stood up.
'oluy, eluy. I'll tell you. ' tideon raised both hands, placating. "Sit down, please"
Kiraremained standing.
He smiled. 'illa hothead, I see Quick to themwa tantum when you don't get what you want. You haven't changed one bit
Kiraleeled away.
She leew what Gideon was referring to.
nack in high school, Kisa excelled in most subjects except math
Try as she might, the just couldn't wrap het head around those damed calculus equations.
Gideon tutored her after school
He was patient, but she wasn't
When she sill couldn't get the hang of it after he repeated the same thing three times, she'd throw down her pen in a hot and stomp oft
Gideon would camber down with a small bowl of butterscotchice cream
While she sat and attacked the food with a vengeance, he would do her homework and lecture her
it was always the same refrain-she was too impatient, giving up at the first signor difficulty
Gionteased her and asked if he wasn't here, who would do her homework for her?
Who would put up with all her battle tantrums?
Kura recalled what she'd said back then.
She was crazy alioot him at that time.
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need you!
Bromul had changed were then
idea was longer the long salesing boyfriend who tutored her to free and treated her to jee cream
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Kira slumped back in the chair as if drained. "
hat's your reaction
didn't look at him. "How did you expect me to react?
I thought you would be.
upset if not batenical
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