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But I know a lie when I hear one.

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She became a story, one I have mostly forgotten. One I can't end because she died a long time ago.
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I want to lie down on the bench then, or better yet, on the grass, rest on something living and see if I can hear the dead underneath.
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I liked him first, but it doesn't matter. I still like him. That doesn't matter either. Or at least, it's not supposed to.
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I love books. I like that the moment you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting that yours will ever be.
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The thing is, that world doesn't exist. All growing up means is that your realize no one will come along to fix things. No one will come along to save you.
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