James Prep

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Preamble
My intervened best friend’s life flipped upside down during our Freshmen year of High School. To understand this story, you need to trace our steps back to our eighth grade year at James Prep School for the Gifted. James Prep is a well-known boarding School in the center of the City of Cincinnati. The students accepted into this school were gifted in some way shape or form.
Emma Willow Grace and I are both gifted in many categories including The Sciences, Language Arts, Social Studies, Foreign Languages and the arts.
Chapter One
Once Upon a time Emma went to her Youth group on one Sunday afternoon in her home town of Fairfield Ohio, and there she met a boy named Raven Lucas. Raven was in the seventh grade year at our rival school Sony
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So like during the summer months and on the weekends.” I explained. “Emma and I have a really cozy dorm that overlooks the stables.” I stated. I turned my head and came in contact with his perfect ocean blue eyes, I caught him looking at me in awe.
“Well we better get going, Uncle Jacob Probably wants to meet up.” I smile and take Asher by the hand to led him down to the back patio on to a plush love seat.
“So Asher where do you live when you are not studying at Sony Prep?” I asked because most students travel back home to visit friends and family during the warm summer months.
“Well my godparents are the proud owners of a thriving outdoors goods store. So because of the fact that I live in the City of Fairfield I attend Sony Prep as a day student. My family moved back to the United States before the beginning of my seventh grade year, due to some unforeseen… circumcises.” Asher explained. Even though I have only just meet this boy I feel like I could tell him anything, and if I am not mistaken I am sure he could say the same thing himself. This boy seems to be taking down the metal brick wall I have put in place years ago, but honestly I can’t tell if that is a bad thing or simply good? I guess only time may tell how a simple cup of coffee can change the course of my entire

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