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She knew she shouldn't feel that way about a monster, but right then, she wanted nothing more than a monster of her very own.
Holly Black
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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
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New Jersey
United States
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Farewell, Father, she said. He fell back upon his chair, choking. She laughed, not with mirth or even mockery, but something that was closer to a sob. You crafted me so sharp, I cut even myself.
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She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.
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She was the epic crush of my childhood. She was the tragedy that made me look inside myself and see my corrupt heart. She was my sin and my salvation, come back from the grave to change me forever. Again. Back then, when she sat on my bed and told me she loved me, I wanted her as much as I have ever wanted anything.
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She can’t help it. She loves the con. I tell myself I’m not like her, but I have to admit I love it too.
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No trouble ever got fixed late at night, he said. Midnight is for regrets.
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Jones looks like he wants to slug me, which is only subtly different from his usual way of looking at me like I'm a slug.
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This is never going to be over,” I shout. “Someone will always be after me. There’s always consequences. Well, BRING IT. I am done with being afraid, and I am done with you.
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