Dare You to Hate Me

When I asked my best friend to run away with me at sixteen, I knew he’d say no.?

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He had football, an amazing family, and a happy home to go back to every day.?

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So the night I snuck out of his bedroom window after hugging him goodbye, I’d accepted I’d probably never see him again.?

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Then we both wind up at Lindon University four years later.?

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I’m barely picking up the pieces of my life when the boy whose initials I used to doodle hearts around approaches me at work.?

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Aiden Griffith. Lindon U’s star tight end.?

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Still as attractive. Still as dedicated.?

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With rumors of him being drafted to the NFL coming to fruition, I know it’s only a matter of time before we have to say goodbye again.?

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But he can’t seem to let me go no matter what I say, and I don’t think I want him to.?