“And I decided a long time ago that life being too short and too beyond my control meant that I’d let the small stuff feel big. To me, at least. If it’s something that doesn’t matter to most, I think that means someone’s gotta care a little more, right? Discarded pets, pretty flowers”—I look pointedly toward Patty’s clothing section—“some raggedy kid that won’t go on to do anything that changes the world.” Our gazes clash, and I don’t let myself blink away. “So don’t think I choose those things just because I’m too nice. I’m not. I’m fully capable of deciding I want to do something because of
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