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“Lucy,
Isn’t Cathy such a dick? Imagine if I had told her the truth. I’d love to see her face. It’s hard to feel like this, to be always guilty and upset. It’s hard to watch you feeling that way all the time. I think you feel it a lot heavier than I do. Sometimes I think I make it worse for you. I promise if you get through it, I’ll make it worth it. I’ll marry you if you get past all the shame of being with me.
Susannah x”
― Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

“Susannah, you are Heaven made flesh, you have been the greatest fire of my life. It's not enough, I know, but for every time I made you feel inadequate, I have died a hundred deaths.”
― Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

“Lucy,
I must be insane to allow this, you really have driven me insane. This is not what love should be. We’re only seventeen, it shouldn’t be this complicated. Why did you let everything get so complicated? How did I get tricked into allowing this? It’s like I got rid of my self-worth to make room for you.
I hope we still love each other after this. I really hope I can still look at you.
Yours indefinitely,
Susannah”
― Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

“Lucy,
I love you a lot more than I know how to say. Sorry I’ve only told you in letters. I hope you weren’t killed after we got caught. I’ll get my inheritance from Grandmother after the Leaving. If you can make it to the summer, I can take us somewhere for a new start. I promise I’ll make sure that everything stays okay. I’ll look after you.
Love, love, love,
Susannah”
― Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn