“It was so easy.” She let out a small giggle, almost like she’d sounded when we were little and she was telling me all her secrets. “I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t laugh. That’s so terrible. It’s not funny, but I’d just been terrified of Phillip for so long. Like totally out-of-my-mind scared. You have no idea what that’s like. Living in constant fear. Every single day. All the time.” Her eyes clouded at the mention of it, but she quickly pushed the feelings aside. She was good at that. Almost as good as I was. “And then, when I finally did it?” She smiled. “It was just so easy. I couldn’t
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