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Submitted to Contest #330
The first time Sameer kissed Maya, the world tasted of cheap cola and saltwater taffy. They were huddled on the rickety pier, the setting sun painting the sky in strokes of orange and violet. He was seventeen, a boy whose mind was a library of unwritten poems and whose heart beat a frantic rhythm only Maya seemed to understand. She was the girl from his chemistry class, her laughter a melody that silenced the noise of his own turbulent thoughts. That kiss, clumsy and innocent, was a promise—a silent vow that their story was just beginning. I...
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