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So far it’s been a tough year at college for Leigh. She broke up with her boyfriend because she had feelings for her new friend Mark, but then Mark went and got a girlfriend.
Now they’re both single but Leigh is unsure of how he really feels, and although they’re close they’re not close enough. That all changes when she decides to offer him an invitation that he can’t refuse...
Written by Odette Haynes
Published by AmorBooks
“Leigh, don’t keep throwing it to that one! Look, that little one over there is practically begging for some.”
As he says this Mark tosses over a small piece of bread and the little duck scurries over to it, taking it in its beak and wolfing it down. Other ducks circle around it but the bread is gone, so they are forced to wait and look expectantly at us for more. Their quacking is incessant and makes a cacophony of noise, I’m almost worried that people are going to come over to our kitchen window and tell us to stop. I dig into the bag and tear apart another slice of white bread. It’s soft in my hands and it rips apart easily. I flick my wrist and the pieces fly out of the window onto the grass, where the ducks eagerly converge, as if I am throwing down precious diamonds to a hoard of people. Mark is beside me. We’re both kneeling on the chairs by the window but he is taller than…
