CZAR

"Just a little spoiler alert, what I wrote is a bit cheesy," she laughed a little. "Since your project is a short memoir, my choice of words is a bit too personal. Something that makes you human."

She smiled up at me. I scowled down at her.

"I know you always say 'do not humanize me,'" she tried and failed to mimic my voice. "But it's better this way. It pulls readers in more, so I'm sure your teacher will like it."

"We'll read this in front of the class," I said in a blank tone. "And you ...