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“If it meant that I would never get to think of you that way, as long as you were happy, it was okay.”

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I don’t want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can’t think again. Not ever again.

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And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to be exposed to all these great things if it means that I'll have to hear Mary Elizabeth talk about all the great things she exposed me to all the time. I don't understand that. I would…

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“I'm sorry I bothered you, Susan. I'm just having a tough time. That's all. Have a good one," I said and walked away.”

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When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek. He wiped my lip print off with his palm and gave me a look. He doesn't like the boys in the family to touch him. But I'm very glad that I did it anyway in case…

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Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way.

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I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

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