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We're in this together, right? he whispers. You and me? You want to be here, yeah? There's guilt in his questions. Yes, I reply. I chose this. Day pulls me close enough for our noses to touch. I love you.

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
Author
Science Fiction Writer
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Love
Guilt
Touch
Questions
Yeah
Whispers
Close
Pulls
Together
Reply
Enough
Chose
Right
Noses

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