He chuckles sadly. "The most heartbreaking thing is that I'm not mad at you. I can't be. I try to find your flaws and sear them into my brain. I try to hate them and you. I try to tell myself that you've hurt me enough times that I must be angry enough to fucking leave you behind. But I can't. Just like no matter what you do, our deal won't be off, because I'm not looking for your parents to hold something over you. I'm doing it because I'm full of hope that maybe, maybe then you'll finally be whole and happy and understand that being abandoned doesn’t. Fucking. Define. How worthy of love you
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