But whatever it was, these few minutes in a middle school cafeteria bathed in muted colors, surrounded by kids and adults trying not to stare, felt like a gift. They stayed that way as the song played its last chorus, signaling the end was near, and through the fade-out. They stayed that way even after it ended and the couples around them separated. Only when the DJ started talking did Casey pull back and lift her face to his. And it really was Casey looking up at him, his Casey. From before. From before they lost Charlie. Her expression was soft and open and those green eyes were full of
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