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i was born w/ a fever, but it seemed to subside for sixteen years. Highschool, i was a good girl, i was pretty, i smiled, i fit in fine. And then as i turned sixteen and stopped smiling, the fever returned, though my skin stayed pale and sure, showing no sign of the heat inside me. 102 degrees, it returned for no reason. It returned around the time i met her, but blame it on her bad influence and you'd be all wrong.