When you're walking home at night, do you even get creeped out and eve…

John Green
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When you're walking home at night, do you even get creeped out and even though it's silly and embarrassing you just want to run home? It seemed too secret and personal to admit to virtual stranger, but I told her, Yeah, totally. For a moment, she was quiet. Then she grabbed my hand, whispered, Run run run run run, and took off, pulling me behind her. ✨ John Green (2008). Looking for Alaska, p.29, Penguin
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