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"I wish you bluebirds in the spring."
- i wish you love, laufey
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THE gymnasium buzzed with anticipation as Lynn Loud Jr. stood at the free-throw line, her focus laser-sharp as she prepared to take her shot.

The crowd roared around her, a cacophony of cheers and chants urging her on. But amidst the sea of faces, there was one that caught her attention, one that stood out from the rest.

In the midst of the cheering crowd, a girl sat in the bleachers, her demeanor calm and composed. Unlike the others, she didn't shout or jump up and down in excitement. Instead, she watched the game with an intensity that drew Lynn's gaze like a magnet.

Lynn tried to push the distraction from her mind, to focus solely on the task at hand. But try as she might, she couldn't shake off the image of the quiet girl, her features illuminated by the glow of the scoreboard.

As Lynn dribbled the ball down the court, her mind wandered back to the girl in the bleachers. There was something captivating about her, something that tugged at Lynn's attention despite her best efforts to ignore it.

With a determined shake of her head, Lynn refocused her attention on the game, blocking out the noise of the crowd as she prepared to make her shot. But as she glanced up at the stands, her eyes met those of the quiet girl once more, and for a moment, time seemed to stand still.

It wasn't just the girl's beauty that caught Lynn's eye, although there was no denying she was stunning. It was something deeper, something that Lynn couldn't quite put into words. There was a sense of mystery about her, a quiet strength that drew Lynn in like a moth to a flame.

Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, Lynn took a deep breath and squared her shoulders, ready to focus on the game once more.

But even as she dribbled the ball down the court, her mind kept drifting back to the girl in the bleachers, and the unsettling feeling that she had somehow disrupted Lynn's focus, leaving her more confused than ever before.

Oh, who is she?

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