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Yeah.

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I always feel better when I’m talking to you.

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[typing]

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Halle’s life has been particularly Not Great in the three weeks following the Rosh Hashanah disaster, but at least Kels is thriving.

It’s only been four days, and theRead Between the Liescover reveal has already surpassedFireflies and Youin terms of most-liked OTP Instagram post. As of this morning, it has more than 200K likes. Ariel boosted the video on her personal Twitter account, which got the attention of other YA authors and publishers. My inbox isnutsright now—totally overflowing with cover reveal requests. Next level officially unlocked.

Read Between the Lieshas been the perfect distraction from all thingsFireflies and You. I know it’s temporary relief. Alanna will say something else to make everyone upset soon enough. But for now? I’m living for all the OTP love currently happening in the feed. Every time I check Twitter, I have more followers.

Creating content that people are content with? That makes people excited toread ? It’s the best feeling in the universe. It’s afeeling I’m going to write about in my NYU admissions essay. Once they see OTP, how much love goes into it and how much traction it receives? I know it’ll make up for the lack of traditional extracurriculars on my application. Who has time for student council or debate team when you’re actively pursuing your dreams?

Plus, it’s super validating, being able to bask in my success with my friends, given that Ollie is the only person I can talk to about this IRL.

Amy Chen

KELS! Bustle shared your post!

10:32 PM

Samira Lee

You’re going to be the go-to person for major reveals now—this is HUGE

10:34 PM

Elle Carter

… and lucky. Enjoy the break from Alanna angst while it lasts

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Samira Lee

IGNORE ELLE. YOU’RE THRIVING

10:34 PM

I cling to my online world and how great it feels to be Kels right now because IRL, time passes not in days of the week, but in Jewish holidays. I never knew how many important moments were crammed within the three weeks following Rosh Hashanah. Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah come one after another. Temple makes my stomach twist in unfamiliar knots because though I love it, ever since Rosh I’m feeling more and more like I don’t fit in with these people.

Molly and Nash are at every service. Nash pretends I don’t exist. It’s like, now he looks at me and he doesn’t even see me. I eat lunch in the library now, where I’m free to message him and my friends and work on OTP stuff. But now when I message Nash, I’m wondering what he’s talking about with Le Crew. It was too hard to keep sitting with them—too impossible to ignore Nash ignoring me. Ithurt. And it’s the worst because it has no right to hurt—I asked for this. Iwantedhim to leave me alone.

It worked. Everything is great between Nash and Kels. Better than ever, theoretically. Except for the ways it isn’t. Nash is real now. He has a voice and a laugh and I can’t stop thinking about us on the swings and how good it felt, being able to talk about Grams with him.

How there are conversations I can have with Nash that Kels never could.

At least now it’s the first Saturday I’m free since the whirlwind of holidays, so I try to refocus on catching up with my mentions and chat with my friends.

Halle’s problems can wait until Monday.

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