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He wishes he could reassure her more but to do so would be telling her the truth, then she might not rate him as worthy of her trust at all.

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“Well, I sincerely hope you have an absolutely amazing time. I will miss you.”

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They were stoned, and they were crying.

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The fireworks explode over the dark water that night as the cold sand buries her ankles. Jessie’s grandmother calls out from their cottage, mumbling something about needing a blanket.

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“Well, according to Ray Bradbury, 3 am is when the soul is the most vulnerable.”

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“John, hold her down!” Natasha jumped up with a fork fat from tangles of spaghetti. John got out of his seat and knocked me onto the ground. He pinned down my arms while Natasha straddled me.

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If (prepare yourselves for this ambiguous word) love in general resembles the heart monitor in the hospital, then I don’t want it to ever flat-line.