in the hopes you'll never read this

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She pursed her lips, staring into the mirror, eyes squinting as she tried to find some point of beauty in herself.
Sighing, she sunk back onto her heels, gaze turning downward as she reached for her bag, slinging the strap over her shoulder, exiting the bathroom.
She walked into class, sitting down at her desk, glancing up and over at the boy she used to sit next to.
Damn the new seating chart.
Her stomach twisted as she watched him smile at her, mind echoing with the things she had said in his absence.
Rosie watched them together, and bit her bottom lip, chewing on it gently, as she had grown accustomed to doing.
She made him happy, and regardless, it was none of Rosie's business, no matter how much it hurt her.
He deserved so much more, and what was even harder to admit was that Rosie couldn't be what Josh deserved, either.
She made him happy. Rosie let herself end it there.