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"She steps toward me and hugs me tight. I close my eyes. There will come a time soon—any second—when she’ll pull away and this will be over. In my mind, we keep ending, ending. I try to stay here, now, for as long as we can...
We stay and stay.
Until she lets me go.
“See you soon,” I say, but the words come out thick with despair."

the double combo of losing a grandparent and losing your first love is insane

thank fuck i didn't finish this book between 2020 and 2023