“I left for a reason, you know,” I tell the car window more than them. “You think I’m just like my family, but I left ‘cause I was nothing like ‘em.” I lick my dry lips. “And Farrow—yeah, I followed him. Just like you followed your brother. But I didn’t think…I didn’t plan this. I’m not with Luna because of her family. Or because of Farrow. Or because the world thinks she’s fucking easy. I’m with her ‘cause we see in each other what few people see in ourselves. The heart of her is so beautiful it hurts to talk about it at times.” I take a sharp breath. “My whole life, I’ve been running towards
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