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It hurts every day, the absence of someone who was once there.

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Hurts
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He pauses when he finishes undoing the last button, then closes his eyes. I can see the pain slashed across his face, and the sight tears at me. The Republic's most wanted criminal is just a boy, sitting before me, suddenly vulnerable, laying all his weaknesses out for me to see.
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Be true to yourself. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.
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For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud.
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I want to run. To do what I always do, have always done, for the last five years of my life. Escape, flee into the shadows. But this time, I stand my ground. I'm tired of running.
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I feel so out of place here. No matter how much money the Republic throws at me, I will forever be the boy from the streets.
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Tess, I say. I'm going to head down to the water.I'll be back in a minute. You sure you can make it by yourself? she asks. I'll be fine. I smile. If you see me floating unconscious out to sea,though-by all means,come and get me.
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Now you'll get to see how I can really run a building, darlin. Not even a cracked knee to hold me back, yeah? What a nice birthday present.
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