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Show, not tell, right? Action, not words. You don’t want to hear how sorry I am or how things will be different this time. You want to see it with your own eyes. And until I can show you that, you won’t tell me what I want to hear.
Ann Aguirre
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Ann Aguirre
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 27
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the United States of America
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Right now, I wish I’d stayed because I want you at my side. That sounds pretty selfish, but I don’t mean it that way. You just never needed me that way I said it to you once as I was leaving—that you love me, but you don’t need me. You don’t lean. But I admire that about you, and I could use some of your strength right now.
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With my partner beside me, I fear nothing, not even death.
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We stand a professional distance apart, as if I can’t feel his pain screaming in my head. Mine amplifies his they share a joint sound—that of glass breaking—until they swell to a crescendo that deafens.
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My body was a machine, plain and simple. I worked it to stay strong I fed it to keep it running.
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I never knew I had the power to hurt him, only that he possessed the power to hurt me.
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Dying isn’t like living it requires no effort at all.
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My heart raced. He needs you, I thought. Don't let him down. I couldn't remember ever being so happy... or so scared.
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We stood back-to-back, blocking and striking in harmony sometimes it felt like his arms and legs were an extension of me. I could count on him to keep them off me from behind.
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I’d never known it was possible to love as he did— with complete devotion yet devoid of promises.
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Here in the enclave, one didn't prosper by demonstrating too much independent thought.
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He has to take me as I am, broken bits and all.
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I always have someplace else I’d rather be, even if I don’t know where that is, yet.
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Sometimes it felt as if all happiness came at a price. You could never, ever, have perfection. Life gave you beauty so you could bear the pain.
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What was the good of having such a fine home if you weren't willing to fight for it?
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My heart shifted a little in my chest it seemed to swell and beat against my bones until I couldn't hear.
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Possessiveness isn’t love. I’m not even sure it qualifies as an emotion.
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I want to drag you off and hide you away,” he whispered. “Why?” “I always knew you were beautiful, but now everyone else will too. I won’t be able to keep other boys away from you, and it’ll make me crazy.
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I shake my head, but I can’t change this. I can only bear the scars, as I have always done, as I ever do.
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I found it curious that people kept animals for companionship and not food. When I'd asked Mama Oaks when she planned to cook the fat creature that slept in a basket in the kitchen, her eyes almost popped out of her head. Since then, she'd kept her pet away from me, like she suspected I meant to turn it into stew. Clearly, I had a lot to learn.
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If this is the last time, let me say it so you never forget. I will always love you, Deuce. No matter where souls go, mine will be looking for you, solnyshko moyo. No. I want a promise instead. Promise you'll fight like you never have, so when the dying stops, you'll be on your feet looking for me here. I swear.
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