Creative

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CREATIVE SPARKS
memorial to show their supposed grief of her untimely death.
Memories hit me instantly just by a peek of it. We just
had botany and were discussing flora and whatnot. “Ade...you
know I hate those cliché flowers, oh roses for love, lilies for death
and daisies for innocence.” Eve poked me in the ribs. “Hey! And
for the record, Eve, you are the only one who calls me Ade.” “Well,
no one calls me Eve either.” She smiled at me. Her green eyes
shone so brightly with amusement I seemed to get lost in them.
She raised her eyebrow, “Ade, you’re drooling.”
“Am not!”
I was completely unaware of myself until Taden snickered
at me.
“Aww, poor heartsick Kaden, is his daydreaming getting
worse or is he becoming delusional ?” The circle of friends around
him laughed and sneered to his lead.
“What’s your problem, Kaden? Just because you’re a jock
makes you perfect? You didn’t even show remorse when Evangeline
died.” Kaden walked towards me, his minions expanding around
him to encircle me. “You mean your little girlfriend that killed
herself? She sure didn’t show any remorse when she took her life.”
I was shaken with rage, I lunged at him, but Lindsay came to
hold me back. “Stellah! Help me!” Stellah emerged from the crowd
and gripped me. “Hey, Arden, you should go rest.”
“WHY?” I screamed. “So we should be blissfully ignorant
until one of us get killed off like Eve?”
“Look,” Taden was rolling his eyes as if I was a puppy