“If there is any chance for us to find our way back to each other—as friends—and not as who we were, because those versions of us are gone. But to…form something new. Healthy…” He nods. “We gotta get off this ride. Reset.” “I’ve gotta lose you,” I say with a near-unbearable thickness. It’s a wonder he even understands me at all. He smiles, making his eyes squint, and he nods. “Yeah, you do.” “But not forever. I refuse to let this be forever,” I rush out quickly. “Even if…even if you’re on the other side of the globe. I get that you need space right now, but—” “We’ll play it by ear. See where
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