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“I’m the best.” She lowers her eyes. “I was the best. All behind me now, I guess”
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“Really? If I cheated on something, you wouldn’t be friends with me anymore? Nine years of friendship, gone, poof?”
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“So, am I dying?” I ask the doctor after I’m lying safely on a bed
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“It’s not fair!” I burst out eloquently. “What on earth does Atara have to be jealous about?”
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I am a terrible friend. I have no idea what’s going on in Atara’s life, aside from ballet and shopping