“If I stole your life, what did you do to mine? You disappeared, leaving all the world wondering where you’d gone. Imagining that I might have driven you away.” She turned away again. “You did drive me away.” It was a lie, but she said it anyway, hoping it would hurt him. Silence fell, and she ignored it, refusing to look at him, even when he said, “I worried you were dead. The doctors told me you might die. Do you have any idea how it felt to know you might have died?” She did not hesitate. “I can only imagine you met the possibility with hope, considering you already had such a clear plan to
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