“You don’t understand. You will never understand. Because you can’t.” She swiped at her cheek, as though embarrassed by her tears. “I have the power to take every sad day you’ve ever had and turn them into nothing more than a distant dream for you. Yet, I cannot share my pain with you. I cannot show you what horrible things live inside me. Things I have to live with—” Lips slammed shut, she swallowed hard, but the quiver in her chin belied her efforts to fight back the emotions. “But since you’ve been here, I feel less burdened by them. So, do not ask me to do this. I cannot be the one to see
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