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    Walking
    Walking
    Walking
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    Walking

    By Richard McManus

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    A short story of teenage love that will break your heart, with a twist at the end that will put it back together. It's a story about Algebra class, waiting for the bus and walking home from school with your best friend. Loosely inspired by the songs "Unloveable" and "Back To The Old House" by The Smiths.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard McManus
    Release dateSep 28, 2010
    ISBN9781452315898
    Walking
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    Richard McManus

    Richard McManus is the author of several works of fiction including "The Chip Head Apocalypse", an end of the world novel and the short story "Walking".

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      Walking - Richard McManus

      Walking

      A Short Story by Richard McManus

      Copyright 2010

      Smashwords Edition

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      The following is a work of fiction.

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      Today I met a girl. She’s really cool. She said hello to me and said her name was Lori. I told her my name. I’m glad she said hello because I don’t think I would have said it first. She smiled a little when I told her my name. At least I think she smiled.

      Her name is Lori. I think she’s in my Algebra class. When I got to the bus stop she was just sitting on the wall listening to her Walkman. She was wearing black sunglasses and had black fingernails. I like girls that wear black fingernail polish. Actually, I think she’s the first girl I’ve ever met that had black fingernails. And I think I like her. She got off the bus one stop before my stop. I got off with her. It seemed like I

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