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t with anticipation, the same

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said as

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didn't kn

finger, a symbol of chains

, the house buzze

h pride and my sister hugged

sn't the

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down, she's just bitter....My sister, syr

etsy said, brushing

sy, like someone

f guard as I smiled a S

whispering about?

, sipping tea as if I hadn'

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ride-to-be, but underneath it all, I was gathering

t they were

membered

eat itself again and I knew that for my

I didn't see at the ho

ous life and I still remember him confes

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ttoned at the collar with sur

he asked

ad, offering a

n't a bad time....I just...

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be the hair." I

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ing my smile grow a little

up and suddenly realized how much

y, clearly unsur

school.. I miss that," I said softly, lett

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to the window

d someone who made me feel.... safe

..Liam was safe...safe e

n the dark when I was barely clinging to

had taken every

now, I was going to take everything fro

changing myexpression

me you just got engaged?

ly now but... I never really got to tell you h

sed an

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efore everything got messy..before Betsy.. ste

needed....The

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bling...you're happy..

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ed, and walked into the tra

rsation drifting between awkwar

hand graze

breath caught....Go

drinks, I slid my phone ou

smantle Betsy

o: Make

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the door unlocking echoed thr

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d at me as

he gam