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Life is filled with heartache, tragedy, and cruelty. It’s shit piled on top of shit. I’ve learned, through necessity, how to cope.
It’s better to burn out than to fade away.’”
“The three most important things I learned from her were to stay true to yourself, never give up on the people you love without a fight”—with this, it seems like she glances in my direction, and a jolt goes through me—“and always…always use parchment paper when you’re baking cookies.”
This isn’t a friendly peck. He’s kissing me like a lover, like a soul mate—like a man who’s claiming me, branding me, and planning to keep me. It’s Jay, and he’s kissing me, and before today I truly thought I’d never see him again, never get to talk to him or touch him or experience the joy of just being near him. And now he’s holding me and kissing me, and the relief and pleasure of it is dizzying.

