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he leaned closer to me in the back of that rusty pickup truck, and smiled.

"i love you" he said, gazing into my eyes.

"don't lie to me." i said, leaning away from him.

"i've never lied to you."

"yes, yes you have. you told me i was pretty and i most definitely am not."

✽

she ate flowers

because you are what you eat

and she wanted to be beautiful