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ed sharper now-no longer warm, no longer kind. There w

shook my head, the motion desperate, because it was all I could do. "

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lump in my throat was thick a

back. It wasn't loud, but it was unmistakable. Her presence, once so solid, pulled away from me, leaving nothin

for her voice, for the warmth that had once wrapped me in comfort-but she didn't

ttle. "You were supposed to rise tonight. You were

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n she s

gagement

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me like I was already gone

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in

stan

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