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“Don’t look at me like that,” she snaps.
“Like what?”
“Like you’re forgetting to hate me. Like you’re concerned.”
Her words spear me. I’m forgetting myself because I’m tense. Because I’m tired and hungry and trying to wrangle this woman is already a bigger task than I anticipated. Why couldn’t she have been a pretty, coddled moron? ❤️‍🔥😍

The moment I cross over the threshold into the rest of the world feels like the first moment I’ve ever drawn a full breath. The scent of moss and damp, leafy pulp mixed with fresh pines mingles into a welcoming aroma.
I don’t understand what’s happening to me. I draw in gasping breaths. My chest has unclenched for what feels like the first time in my life, and my eyes burn with tears. 😭