惭别蝉蝉补驳别蝉→箩.产

Carmen
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Many days passed, and I still did my regular jogs early in the morning. But, I never saw Justin since the day we actually met.
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I put my hair in a ponytail and left my house. My parents were still asleep since it was really. I went through the path I always jog on. It's the same routine every morning.
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I took a quick break to drink my water. Suddenly, I heard my name being called. "Carmen? Is that you?"
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I turned around seeing Justin. He looked the same. Tired and lonely. "Hi, Justin! I haven't seen you in awhile."
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I walked up to him as he was talking.
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"Yeah, I just hate myself right now. You don't understand how I feel. You know, about my ex..." He went on.
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"Is there any news about her?" I asked. Even though I'm the girl he's texting, I just wanted to know what he would say.
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"Sometimes she tells me she misses me, and other times she says she doesn't want to talk to me. And, when I keep asking her if we can meet up, she always denies. I'm just so confused."
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"Justin, please don't hate yourself about this. Things like this happen. For instance, I don't think sending her sexual texts will get her attention."
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"Wait a second...?" He raised his eyebrows. "How do you know I send sexual texts?"
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"Oh, um, I just assumed, yeah." I blinked quickly.
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He lowered his head and looked back at me. "This doesn't make any sense. I wish I understood this." He muttered.
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"I'm sorry this is happening to you, Justin." I said quietly.
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"Carmen?" He asked. I nodded in response.
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"Are you the girl I've been texting all along?"
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I went wide-eyed after he said that. "Um, no?"
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"Carmen, please tell me the truth."
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I let out a small breath. "Okay, fine, I am. I'm sorry, Justin. I know it may not seem like it, but I really am."
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He looked angry. "I can't believe this! Why, why would you do this? You could've just fucking told me I got the wrong number. Do you know what I did to myself these past few months? Everything is because of you, Carmen."
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I felt awful. I didn't think it would be as bad. "No, please, I'm sorry. I just got caught on to it. I didn't have the intentions to hurt you."
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He walked away.