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“I’ll be perfectly fine, going on about my day, and then I’ll call for you in the other room. When you don’t answer it’s like I have to relive it all over again. I’m pretty sure I’ll never get used to the fact that you’re gone.”
This hit so hard.
— Feb 10, 2025 10:58PM
This hit so hard.
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