9 In Love With Candy?
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DEAR DIARY,
When I got to the train station downtown, it didn't take long to locate Juniper. She was seated just where I thought she'd be in the newly renovated atrium, reading a novel and drinking a coffee.
I stood staring at her from a distance. She hadn't noticed me yet, which was just as well. I had no idea whether she'd tear me a new one or freeze me out. I didn't even know why she'd left in such a hurry. To get away from Candy, I assumed, but if that was the case, why didn't she ask me to join her?
I thought about calling out across the station, but I didn't want to attract a lot of attention—especially if Juniper reacted in an unsavoury way. So I crept up to her until I was so close that she looked at me.
“Hi,” I said.
She looked back down
