Sweating_AJ0 and_CJC worn_VVN out_AVP from_PRP our_DPS run_NN1 ,_PUN Bree_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP dump_VVB ourselves_PNX onto_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS giant_AJ0 white_AJ0 couch_NN1 ._SENT To_PRP my_DPS left_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 floor-to-ceiling_AJ0 three-million-dollar_AJ0 view_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ocean_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC to_PRP my_DPS right_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 view_NN1 I_PNP would_VM0 give_VVI my_DPS soul_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI every_AT0 day_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT Obviously_AV0 ,_PUN Bree_NP0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 know_VVI I_PNP feel_VVI this_DT0 way_NN1 about_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP knock_VVB the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS knuckle_NN1 against_PRP her_DPS knee_NN1 ,_PUN right_AV0 beside_PRP the_AT0 jagged_AJ0 scar_NN1 that_CJT changed_VVD the_AT0 course_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS entire_AJ0 life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ are_VBB you_PNP doing_VDG later_AV0 ?_SENT You_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 come_VVI meet_VVI me_PNP for_PRP lunch_NN1 at_PRP CalFi_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
CalFi_NP0 is_VBZ my_DPS team_NN1 's_POS stadium_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 recently_AV0 added_AJ0 training_NN1 facility_NN1 where_CJS we_PNP practice_NN1 and_CJC work_VVB out_AVP during_PRP the_AT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN complete_AJ0 with_PRP a_AT0 cafeteria_NN1 catered_VVN by_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 best_AJS chefs_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 business_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP ,_PUN in_PRP case_NN1 you_PNP are_VBB wondering_VVG ,_PUN am_VBB an_AT0 overeager_AJ0 puppy_NN1 ,_PUN begging_VVG for_PRP Bree_NP0 to_TO0 play_VVI with_PRP me_PNP —_PUN to_TO0 always_AV0 play_VVI with_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
She_PNP rolls_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 so_CJS her_DPS soft_AJ0 brown_AJ0 eyes_NN2 lock_VVB with_PRP mine_PNP ._SENT Bree_NP0 is_VBZ all_AV0 honey-brown_AJ0 ,_PUN long_AJ0 ,_PUN wildly_AV0 curly_AJ0 hair_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 wide_AJ0 ,_PUN gorgeous_AJ0 mouth_NN1 with_PRP dimples_NN2 the_AT0 size_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS thumb_NN1 on_PRP either_DT0 side_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 Julia_NP0 Roberts_NP0 smile_NN1 —_PUN one_PNI so_AV0 unique_AJ0 and_CJC stunning_AJ0 that_CJT once_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN it_PNP ,_PUN no_AT0 other_AJ0 smile_NN1 even_AV0 comes_VVZ close_AJ0 ._SENT With_PRP our_DPS heads_NN2 laid_VVD back_AVP against_PRP the_AT0 couch_NN1 ,_PUN our_DPS foreheads_NN2 almost_AV0 touch_VVB ._SENT I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 lean_VVI in_PRP an_AT0 extra_AJ0 inch_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD inches_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 feel_VVI her_DPS lips_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 toddler_NN1 creative_AJ0 movement_NN1 class_NN1 at_PRP 11_CRD :_PUN 00_CRD today_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP frown_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP never_AV0 teach_VVB on_PRP Tuesday_NP0 mornings_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP shrugs_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 add_VVI another_DT0 class_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mornings_NN2 twice_AV0 a_AT0 week_NN1 to_TO0 cover_VVI the_AT0 studio_NN1 's_POS rent_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS landlord_NN1 contacted_VVD me_PNP last_ORD month_NN1 and_CJC said_VVD property_NN1 taxes_NN2 went_VVD up_AVP again_AV0 so_CJS he_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 raise_VVI my_DPS rent_NN1 by_PRP a_AT0 couple_NN1 hundred_CRD bucks_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Bree_NP0 tries_VVZ to_TO0 stand_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP hook_VVB the_AT0 T-back_AJ0 strap_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS tank_NN1 top_NN1 and_CJC tug_VVB her_PNP back_AVP down_AVP beside_PRP me_PNP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD borderline_NN1 overly_AV0 flirtatious_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP instantly_AV0 know_VVB it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 bad_AJ0 move_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP looks_VVZ at_PRP me_PNP with_PRP wide_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP quickly_AV0 continue_VVB the_AT0 conversation_NN1 to_TO0 cover_VVI my_DPS tracks_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB already_AV0 teaching_VVG too_AV0 many_DT0 classes_NN2 a_AT0 week_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Bree_NP0 employs_VVZ one_CRD other_AJ0 instructor_NN1 at_PRP her_DPS studio_NN1 who_PNQ teaches_VVZ tap_NN1 and_CJC jazz_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC really_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP needs_VVZ to_TO0 add_VVI another_DT0 to_TO0 help_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 load_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS studio_NN1 runs_VVZ in_PRP more_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 non-profit_AJ0 capacity_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC her_PNP overhead_AV0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 reflect_VVI it_PNP because_CJS every_AT0 studio_NN1 space_NN1 in_PRP LA_NP0 is_VBZ enormously_AV0 expensive_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ unfair_AJ0 because_CJS there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 large_AJ0 population_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 in_PRP this_DT0 city_NN1 who_PNQ are_VBB low_AJ0 income_NN1 and_CJC under-resourced_VVD whose_DTQ needs_NN2 are_VBB overlooked_VVN ._SENT Bree_NP0 's_POS desire_NN1 has_VHZ always_AV0 been_VBN to_TO0 provide_VVI a_AT0 place_NN1 for_PRP kids_NN2 who_PNQ otherwise_AV0 would_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 receive_VVI dance_NN1 instruction_NN1 ,_PUN allowing_VVG them_PNP to_TO0 attend_VVI her_DPS studio_NN1 at_PRP minimal_AJ0 cost_NN1 to_PRP their_DPS family_NN1 ._SENT 
Problem_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN the_AT0 tuition_NN1 is_VBZ too_AV0 low_AJ0 for_PRP her_DPS current_AJ0 business_NN1 model_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP knows_VVZ this_DT0 but_CJC feels_VVZ stuck_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP hate_VVB that_CJT her_DPS chosen_AJ0 solution_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 problem_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO0 teach_VVI more_DT0 classes_NN2 and_CJC trade_NN1 more_AV0 of_PRF herself_PNX to_TO0 cover_VVI the_AT0 deficit_NN1 instead_AV0 of_PRF accepting_VVG my_DPS money_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP teach_VVB the_AT0 normal_AJ0 amount_NN1 of_PRF classes_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 average_AJ0 instructor_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 clipped_AJ0 warning_NN1 tone_NN1 ._SENT Bree_NP0 's_POS warning_NN1 tone_NN1 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN sounds_VVZ as_PRP threatening_VVG as_PRP a_AT0 cartoon_NN1 baby_NN1 bunny_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS eyes_NN2 are_VBB big_AJ0 and_CJC sparkly_AJ0 and_CJC make_VVB me_PNP love_VVB her_PNP more_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP soften_VVB my_DPS own_DT0 voice_NN1 ,_PUN preparing_VVG to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP a_AT0 place_NN1 I_PNP know_VVB is_VBZ touchy_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP can_VM0 handle_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP 're_VBB absolutely_AV0 tough_AJ0 as_CJS nails_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC as_CJS your_DPS friend_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP hate_VVB having_VHG to_TO0 watch_VVI you_PNP work_VVI through_PRP so_AV0 much_DT0 pain_NN1 in_PRP your_DPS knee_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC yes_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB your_DPS pain_NN1 is_VBZ flaring_VVG up_AVP because_CJS I_PNP saw_VVD you_PNP favoring_VVG your_DPS right_AJ0 leg_NN1 during_PRP our_DPS jog_NN1 today_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Reflexively_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP hold_VVB up_AVP my_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 pinch_VVI me_PNP ,_PUN please_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB only_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 you_PNP take_VVB care_NN1 of_PRF yourself_PNX while_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB out_AVP there_AV0 taking_VVG care_NN1 of_PRF everyone_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Her_DPS eyes_NN2 dart_VVB away_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB fine_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP ?_SENT You_PNP 'd_VM0 tell_VVI me_PNP if_CJS you_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 fine_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP narrows_VVZ her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB being_VBG overly_AV0 dramatic_AJ0 about_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN Nathan_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP says_VVZ my_DPS name_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT 's_VHZ meant_VVN to_TO0 cause_VVI me_DPS pain_NN1 but_CJC instead_AV0 just_AV0 makes_VVZ me_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 smile_VVI ._SENT Bree_NP0 is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 strongest_AJS human_AJ0 beings_NN2 I_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP 's_VBZ also_AV0 somehow_AV0 the_AT0 softest_AJS ._SENT She_PNP can_VM0 never_AV0 fully_AV0 bring_VVI herself_PNX to_TO0 snap_VVI at_PRP me_PNP or_CJC anyone_PNI else_AV0 in_PRP her_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ My_DPS knee_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 fall_VVI off_AVP if_CJS I_PNP use_VVB it_PNP too_AV0 much_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP can_VM0 push_VVI through_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 pain_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP know_VVB I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 control_VVI my_DPS rent_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 if_CJS I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 keep_VVI my_DPS tuition_NN1 low_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 kids_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 add_VVI an_AT0 extra_AJ0 class_NN1 until_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 find_VVI a_AT0 different_AJ0 solution_NN1 ._SENT End_NN1 of_PRF story_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC —_PUN AH_ITJ !_SENT "_PUQ She_PNP holds_VVZ up_AVP her_DPS finger_NN1 to_TO0 press_VVI against_PRP my_DPS lips_NN2 when_CJS she_PNP sees_VVZ me_PNP about_AVP to_TO0 argue_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 take_VVI money_NN1 from_PRP you_PNP ._SENT We_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN over_AVP this_DT0 a_AT0 thousand_CRD times_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 do_VDI this_DT0 on_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS shoulders_NN2 sink_VVB ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 consolation_NN1 for_PRP continuously_AV0 losing_VVG this_DT0 argument_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT her_DPS skin_NN1 is_VBZ pressed_VVN against_PRP my_DPS mouth_NN1 right_AV0 now_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 stay_VVI silent_AJ0 forever_AV0 if_CJS she_PNP will_VM0 promise_VVI to_TO0 never_AV0 move_VVI ._SENT And_CJC with_PRP her_DPS finger_NN1 pinned_VVD over_AVP my_DPS lips_NN2 like_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 feel_VVI guilty_AJ0 about_PRP not_XX0 telling_VVG her_PNP I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN secretly_AV0 paying_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS studio_NN1 's_POS rent_NN1 for_PRP years_NN2 ._SENT (_PUL Not_XX0 true_AJ0 —_PUN I_PNP still_AV0 feel_VVB guilty_AJ0 about_PRP going_VVG behind_PRP her_DPS back_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR 
Bree_NP0 's_POS landlord_NN1 raised_VVD the_AT0 rent_NN1 on_PRP her_PNP once_CJS before_AV0 when_CJS she_PNP first_ORD took_VVD over_PRP the_AT0 studio_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 old_AJ0 owner_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP cried_VVD on_PRP my_DPS couch_NN1 that_DT0 night_NN1 because_CJS she_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 afford_VVI it_PNP anymore_AV0 (_PUL much_DT0 like_PRP what_DTQ 's_VBZ happening_VVG again_AV0 )_PUR and_CJC thought_VVD she_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 have_VHI to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 cheaper_AJC location_NN1 outside_AV0 of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ would_VM0 completely_AV0 negate_VVI her_DPS purpose_NN1 of_PRF providing_VVG a_AT0 dance_NN1 studio_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 kids_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 ._SENT 
Let_VVB 's_VBZ just_AV0 say_VVB her_DPS landlord_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 magical_AJ0 change_NN1 of_PRF heart_NN1 and_CJC called_VVD her_PNP the_AT0 next_ORD day_NN1 to_TO0 say_VVI he_PNP 'd_VHD moved_VVN things_NN2 around_AVP and_CJC did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 raise_VVI the_AT0 rent_NN1 after_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT We_PNP can_VM0 also_AV0 safely_AV0 say_VVB that_CJT if_CJS Bree_NP0 ever_AV0 finds_VVZ out_AVP I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN paying_VVG a_AT0 few_DT0 hundred_CRD dollars_NN2 toward_PRP her_DPS rent_NN1 each_DT0 month_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI relieved_AJ0 of_PRF my_DPS favorite_AJ0 dangly_AJ0 parts_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP probably_AV0 should_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI done_VDN it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 bear_VVI to_TO0 watch_VVI her_PNP lose_VVI her_DPS dream_NN1 like_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT Not_XX0 again_AV0 ._SENT 
Bree_NP0 was_VBD accepted_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 dance_NN1 program_NN1 at_PRP The_AT0 Juilliard_NN1 School_NN1 just_AV0 before_CJS high_AJ0 school_NN1 graduation_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 've_VHB still_AV0 never_AV0 seen_VVN a_AT0 person_NN1 more_AV0 excited_AJ0 about_PRP anything_PNI in_PRP their_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 first_ORD person_NN1 she_PNP told_VVD ._SENT I_PNP picked_VVD her_PNP up_AVP and_CJC spun_VVD her_PNP around_AVP as_CJS we_PNP both_AV0 laughed_VVD —_PUN internally_AV0 a_AT0 little_AV0 scared_AJ0 about_PRP what_DTQ our_DPS separating_AJ0 lives_NN2 would_VM0 mean_VVI for_PRP our_DPS friendship_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI moving_VVG to_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI off_AVP to_PRP UT_NP0 on_PRP a_AT0 football_NN1 scholarship_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 about_AVP to_TO0 leave_VVI town_NN1 without_PRP telling_VVG Bree_NP0 how_AVQ I_PNP felt_VVD about_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC hopefully_AV0 making_VVG things_NN2 official_AJ0 between_PRP us_PNP ._SENT We_PNP 'd_VHD only_AV0 ever_AV0 been_VBN friends_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP was_VBD over_PRP it_PNP and_CJC ready_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI more_AV0 ._SENT 
And_CJC then_AV0 it_PNP happened_VVD ._SENT 
She_PNP got_VVD T-boned_AJ0 by_PRP a_AT0 guy_NN1 running_VVG a_AT0 stoplight_AJ0 one_CRD day_NN1 after_PRP school_NN1 ._SENT Thankfully_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 crash_NN1 did_VDD not_XX0 take_VVI her_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP did_VDD take_VVI away_AV0 Bree_NP0 's_POS future_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 professional_AJ0 ballerina_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS knee_NN1 was_VBD shattered_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 never_AV0 forget_VVI her_DPS words_NN2 over_PRP the_AT0 phone_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP called_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 hospital_NN1 sobbing_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ all_DT0 over_AVP for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN Nathan_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 come_VVI back_AVP from_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 reconstructive_AJ0 surgery_NN1 was_VBD hard_AJ0 on_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 physical_AJ0 therapy_NN1 that_CJT summer_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 most_AV0 brutal_AJ0 ._SENT Her_DPS spark_NN1 was_VBD gone_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD nothing_PNI I_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI to_TO0 bring_VVI it_PNP back_AVP for_PRP her_PNP ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 leave_VVI her_PNP once_AV0 fall_VVB rolled_VVN around_AVP —_PUN it_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 feel_VVI right_AV0 to_TO0 go_VVI on_AVP with_PRP my_DPS dreams_NN2 when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD stuck_VVN at_PRP home_NN1 without_PRP hers_PNP ._SENT Even_AV0 more_DT0 than_CJS that_DT0 ,_PUN I_PNP just_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI with_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Football_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 matter_VVI as_CJS much_DT0 to_PRP me_PNP as_CJS she_PNP did_VDD ._SENT 
But_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP pulled_VVD away_AV0 ._SENT Or_CJC more_AV0 like_AV0 cut_VVN me_PNP off_AVP ._SENT She_PNP left_VVD me_PNP with_PRP no_AT0 choice_NN1 but_CJC to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP UT_NP0 as_CJS planned_VVN —_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 after_CJS I_PNP got_VVD there_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 return_VVI any_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS calls_NN2 or_CJC texts_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP felt_VVD like_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 painful_AJ0 breakup_NN1 even_AV0 though_CJS we_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 dated_VVN ._SENT We_PNP went_VVD four_CRD years_NN2 without_PRP talking_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC still_AV0 to_PRP this_DT0 day_NN1 I_PNP have_VHB no_AT0 idea_NN1 why_AVQ she_PNP did_VDD that_DT0 ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ thriving_AJ0 in_PRP her_DPS new_AJ0 life_NN1 now_AV0 ,_PUN so_CJS we_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 revisit_VVI the_AT0 past_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB too_AV0 scared_AJ0 to_TO0 hear_VVI the_AT0 answer_NN1 to_PRP why_AVQ she_PNP cut_VVB me_PNP out_AVP back_AVP then_AV0 ._SENT 
When_CJS I_PNP graduated_VVD ,_PUN got_VVD signed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 Sharks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC moved_VVD to_PRP LA_NP0 ,_PUN Bree_NP0 was_VBD here_AV0 too_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP believe_VVB it_PNP was_VBD cheesy_AJ0 ,_PUN old-fashioned_AJ0 ,_PUN honest-to-goodness_AJ0 fate_NN1 that_CJT brought_VVD us_PNP back_AVP together_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP walked_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 local_AJ0 coffee_NN1 shop_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 bell_NN1 chimed_VVD over_AVP my_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP looked_VVD up_AVP from_PRP a_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN eyes_NN2 locking_VVG with_PRP mine_PNP from_PRP across_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 defibrillator_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS chest_NN1 ._SENT Bam_VVB ._SENT My_DPS heart_NN1 has_VHZ n't_XX0 beat_VVI the_AT0 same_DT0 since_AV0 ._SENT 
That_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP found_VVD my_DPS old_AJ0 friend_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 friend_NN1 I_PNP knew_VVD before_PRP the_AT0 accident_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD so_AV0 full_AJ0 of_PRF life_NN1 and_CJC energy_NN1 ,_PUN except_CJS even_AV0 better_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD healthier_AJC ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD these_DT0 incredible_AJ0 ,_PUN soft_AJ0 ,_PUN feminine_AJ0 curves_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD not_XX0 been_VBN there_AV0 before_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC her_DPS knee_NN1 had_VHD healed_VVN up_AVP enough_AV0 that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD able_AJ0 to_TO0 work_VVI as_PRP an_AT0 instructor_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 studio_NN1 she_PNP now_AV0 owns_VVZ ._SENT Unfortunately_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 boyfriend_NN1 then_AV0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 even_AV0 remember_VVI his_DPS name_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 reason_NN1 I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ask_VVI her_PNP out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 spot_NN1 ._SENT 
We_PNP picked_VVD back_AVP up_AVP with_PRP our_DPS Tuesday_NP0 tradition_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN barrel-rolling_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 vast_AJ0 ,_PUN never-ending_AJ0 hell_NN1 hole_NN1 known_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 friend_NN1 zone_NN1 ever_AV0 since_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB afraid_AJ0 I_PNP 'll_VM0 die_VVI in_PRP this_DT0 friend_NN1 zone_NN1 because_CJS she_PNP 's_VBZ constantly_AV0 reminding_VVG me_PNP that_CJT she_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 interested_AJ0 in_PRP anything_PNI romantic_AJ0 ._SENT Almost_AV0 every_AT0 day_NN1 she_PNP says_VVZ a_AT0 terrible_AJ0 phrase_NN1 like_PRP :_PUN 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 friends_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Practically_AV0 my_DPS brother_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Incompatible_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Two_CRD amigos_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Anyway_AV0 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ I_PNP did_VDD it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 bear_VVI to_TO0 stand_VVI back_AVP and_CJC watch_VVB her_PNP lose_VVI something_PNI important_AJ0 to_PRP her_PNP when_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 easily_AV0 fix_VVI it_PNP this_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 I_PNP 've_VHB secretly_AV0 been_VBN paying_VVG her_DPS rent_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI furious_AJ0 if_CJS she_PNP ever_AV0 finds_VVZ out_AVP ._SENT 
I_PNP make_VVB a_AT0 mental_AJ0 note_NN1 to_TO0 check_VVI in_PRP later_AV0 with_PRP ol_NN1 '_POS Mr._NP0 Landlord_NN1 just_AV0 as_CJS Bree_NP0 's_POS finger_NN1 falls_VVZ away_AV0 from_PRP my_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Seriously_AV0 ,_PUN do_VDB n't_XX0 worry_VVI !_SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 figure_VVI something_PNI out_AVP like_PRP I_PNP always_AV0 do_VDB ._SENT But_CJC for_PRP now_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 take_VVI some_DT0 ibuprofen_NN1 and_CJC ice_VVB it_PNP between_PRP classes_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB okay_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP promise_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
Because_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB only_AV0 her_DPS friend_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP have_VHB no_AT0 choice_NN1 but_CJC to_TO0 hold_VVI up_AVP my_DPS hands_NN2 in_PRP surrender_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 let_VVI it_PNP go_VVI ._SENT I_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 ask_VVI if_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 give_VVI you_PNP money_NN1 anymore_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP tips_VVZ a_AT0 cute_AJ0 ,_PUN snooty_AJ0 chin_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Thank_VVB you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hey_ITJ ,_PUN Bree_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ?_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP asks_VVZ suspiciously_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP want_VVI to_TO0 move_VVI in_AVP with_PRP me_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP groans_VVZ loudly_AV0 and_CJC lets_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 fall_VVB back_AVP against_PRP the_AT0 couch_NN1 cushion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Nattthaaaannnn_NP0 ._SENT Let_VVB it_PNP go_VVI !_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Seriously_AV0 ,_PUN think_VVB about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT We_PNP both_AV0 hate_VVB your_DPS apartment_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP hate_VVB my_DPS apartment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Because_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 fit_AJ0 for_PRP human_AJ0 habitation_NN1 !_SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB a_AT0 thousand_CRD percent_NN0 sure_AJ0 there_EX0 's_VBZ mold_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 stairs_NN2 are_VBB so_AV0 sticky_AJ0 but_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI knows_VVZ why_AVQ ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 SMELL_NN1 !_SENT What_DTQ even_AV0 is_VBZ that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP grimaces_VVZ ,_PUN knowing_VVG exactly_AV0 what_DTQ I_PNP 'm_VBB talking_VVG about_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Someone_PNI suspects_VVZ it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 raccoon_NN1 that_CJT got_VVD in_AVP between_PRP the_AT0 walls_NN2 and_CJC died_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC we_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI certain_AJ0 ._SENT Or_CJC ..._PUN "_PUQ Her_DPS eyes_NN2 dart_VVB ._SENT She_PNP mumbles_VVZ that_CJT last_ORD part_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP consider_VVB holding_VVG her_DPS hostage_NN1 and_CJC forcing_VVG her_PNP to_TO0 live_VVI in_PRP my_DPS clean_AJ0 ,_PUN mold-free_AJ0 apartment_NN1 against_PRP her_DPS will_NN1 ._SENT 
