I shook my head back and forth. “You leave this town, I’ll never forgive you. You get that?” “Dex, this isn’t how I want it to end. We could be friends and—” “I’ll never be your friend.” The words came out fast with fury. “I’ve told you I love you; I’ve promised myself to you. I want to marry you…not be your friend.” She gasped at my confession, yet I continued on. “You’ve always been my girl, my girlfriend, my future wife. Nothing less. Don’t you get that? I promised you forever, Kee.” “But forever can never be, Dex.” She choked back a sob, but this time I didn’t pull her to my chest like I
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