Personal Narrative: My River

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River moved beside me and leaning over me toward the blaring alarm clock, I laid back so was partly under his body. I looked up and notice he had a light stubble growing and I always loved the feeling of stubble, and beards, just their morning stubble before they shave. I raised my hand up just to feel it, I always remember as a kid, rubbing my hand on my dad's stubble and him laughing. I wanted to see if it felt the same or if river would laugh. It felt prickly and rough as I dragged my hand along his jaw. I smiled as it tickled my palm.

"Jane, what are you doing" River said as meet his eye, he had an amused smirk on his face as I felt my face turn red,

"nothing, I just wanted to feel it" I said looking away feeling like an idiot as I bit

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