“You don’t understand,” he says, distressed. “Don’t tell me what I don’t understand.” I hold up a finger. “I understand that you used to be one of my best friends in the entire world and then one day that meant nothing to you. I understand that you never even told me why you pushed me away. You still haven’t. And now I’m supposed to believe that you cared about me the entire time? That you wanted to be with me?” My voice goes raw from the yelling. “You owned every part of me and you threw me away like trash.” He moves closer, reaching for my hand but I pull away before he makes contact. “I
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