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Chapter One

Where is My Mind?

Callum

I was sitting next to one of the irls I’d ever seen in , I could actually feel the sweat dripping down the back ofat her I hoped to God she couldn’t tellor smell

If I were to guess, I’d have said she was about five foot, five inches, she had wicked long coppery hair and hazel eyes that looked reen Her eyes killed , rass, in Central Park, that we could’ve shared

Get it together, Callu her nervous You’ve too ht, re in the same office you are, bro Yeah, Calluht toward how mentally unstable people who talked to the this lovely probably wants is to mess around with someone with as much drama as you own

She tucked her chin into her chest and glancedback, she quickly fixed her eyes onto the floor Then again

"Harper Bailey!" A social worker yelled out Gold eyes stood up Harper Bailey What an appropriate name She even looked like a Harper and that made me want to smile for some reason Harper Bailey looked back atme melt a little into my seat

Harper

Oh my God, I think I justnext to that entire time was bona fide sorthy If I’d showed a picture of this guy to a hundred girls and asked their opinions, they'd all, without fail, would’ve said, 'sorthy'

If I were to have guessed, he was probably six foot two or three He had brown hair, piercing green eyes and a jaw line that screa about strong jaws that sing to me but his shoulders and back didn't look so shabby, either Yet another feature he owned, I could say I wouldn’tmy hands across

I could feel his eyes on the back ofme up from the inside I shivered involuntarily Never had someone affected me like that and I was stupefied because I was Harper Bailey, self-professed bachelor and lover of singledom ‘Rely on no one because people inevitably fail you’ Harper Bailey

"Callum Tate!" A social worker called I whipped my head around and watched him walk to their desk Callum Tate I liked the sound of that It sounded sweet, like, 'Hi,to take care of you, Harper Bailey', which is exactly what I’d always openly confessed as stupid but also always secretly wanted Yikes, Harper Crazy much?

He looked over his shoulder at htly crooked sly adorable on him

"Miss Bailey?" I heard Oops