Judyth’s Reviews > First-Time Caller > Status Update

“‘Not wanting me to go isn’t the same as wanting me to stay.’”

“‘I don’t want something perfect; I want something honest. Something that can be mine.’”

“‘Because you said it was your favorite,’ I admit. ‘And I want your favorite to be my favorite.’”
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“‘I want to feel it first and think about it second. I want to be in the moment and not worry about what’s coming next. I don’t want to twist myself into circles over the idea of a partner.’”

“Sometimes I think I hear her voice twisting through my dreams. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, I feel like she should be in the space next to me, her laugh ringing in my ears.”
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“‘I didn’t think you’d want to talk about dating,’ she says quietly.
I frown. ‘What gave you that idea?’
‘The one time I asked if you had plans to date and you said, “I don’t want to talk about it.”’”
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“It feels like every time I get my hopes up for something good, reality comes out swinging. I don’t know how to be a hopeful person anymore.
It’s easier not to be.”