If I’d said no. If I’d just said no….
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**“So, do you go to school around here?” He pried.**
**“No,” I lie, pulling my jacket over my chest.**
**He was chipper. “You must go to school. You’re so young. You’re probably very mature for your age.”**
**I’d heard that phrase before. The last man to tell me I was mature for my age was more than twice my age and wanted me for inappropriate things.*...