But Leo didn’t want to go back to school.
“I don’t need you to go to some fancy college. But you’re old enough to go back to school.”
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“Old enough to what? Go to school and get into
college?”
Leo scoffed. “Liv, you’re amazing. I tell you to
treat me like a man, and you decide to raise me
like your son?”
What the hell?
“I asked someone to pull some strings for you.
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!”
“Give your favors to your son. I don’t need a
mom.”
We weren’t talking.
For a whole week, we ignored each other.
Leo still made breakfast in the morning.
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But he was like a rebellious kid. He never
called.
I was mad.
But I thought about what we’d said.
Maybe… I was acting like his mom.
Leo’s birthday was coming up fast.
I wanted to make up with him, but I didn’t know
how.
I was so distracted that my coworkers noticed.
They dragged me out to dinner to cheer me up.
I didn’t want to go, but Leo was always out. I
was alone at home.
As was leaving the office, I saw Les
He was grows, and his clothes were dirty.
He was taking to a guy from egreg
These comoters are done for. We’ll just sell
I don’t know Les bought scrap computers from my company. I stared
Les looked up
Our eyes met
My coworker saw Leo
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I agreed.
As I was leaving the office, I saw Leo.
He wore gloves, and his clothes were dirty.
He was talking to a guy from engineering.
“These computers are done for. We’ll just sell them.”
I didn’t know Leo bought scrap computers from
my company. I stared.
Leo looked up.
Our eyes met.
My coworker saw Leo.
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She whispered, “He’s cute. Too bad he’s a trash
picker.”
“He’s looking at Liv. Even the trash man’s
falling for her.”
I didn’t know if Leo heard them.
But he looked away.
He looked… bored.
Like he didn’t know me.
I couldn’t take it. I went over. “Hey.”
Leo didn’t move.
The engineer looked up. “Are you talking to
me?”
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“Leo.”
Leo looked up, like I was a stranger. “You
selling trash, too?”
I didn’t answer. He carried the computers to his
tricycle. “Don’t waste my time.”
He drove off.
