“Let’s run away together.” There it is, and it makes me smile. “We can’t.” I refuse to give her a life like Adam has. Once you start running, you can never stop. Rolling her eyes, she sighs heavily. “You said that it was up to me how long I’m with you. That I got to choose.” “I did,” I agree, remembering that time in her kitchen. It feels like years ago that I decided she’d be mine. She holds up her left hand, showing me her sapphire wedding ring. Then I meet her stare as she speaks. “I choose to be with you forever.” I want to remind her that she didn’t choose me, but instead, I sit up,
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