“Do you know what it’s like, realizing the universe fucked up?” His eyes are thick with tears he still can’t seem to let fall, despite bleeding out for me. “Do you know what it’s like to know that deep down, it has to have crossed people’s minds, my parents’ minds, yours?” “It should’ve been me.” I shake my head, his words tumbling around my head. “I told you—” “And you lied!” he shouts over me. Nostrils flaring, chest heaving. “Whether you want to admit it or not.” He won’t believe me. No matter what I say… “You’re supposed to be here, Jeremy,” I whisper instead. “You’re supposed to be
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