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She was shy and strong. Honest and outspoken. And incredibly vulnerable and brave. And she was different.

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I have hopes for you.

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Sometimes people miss the way you made them feel about themselves.

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Don’t go back because of the memories. Don’t go back because of the peak moments or because of the highlight reel you’re looking at.

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Why is it that every time I Google something on my desktop, it later appears as a sponsored Facebook ad on my phone—yet Facebook lacks the courtesy to hide the people who have ghosted me from its seemingly intelligent list of suggested friends?

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I’m trying to be okay with that.

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I no longer wish for a future for us, but I wish I could have you once more and we could talk like friends before we become strangers.

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You’re so loud when you sleep, but somehow I find it comforting, and now your snore is my lullaby that tucks me in. You are my best days.

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You looked a lot taller than the last time I saw you, but maybe that’s because I finally got to see how small I felt around you.

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I know I love you because what I feel for you sometimes is too much for my body to hold.