curdle inside her when she realized her mom might have deliberately lied to her. Ryan says, “She hated that I love you just how you are.” Jos says, “I want you to love me in spite of my problem, not because of it.” Ryan says, “I just love you, though. All the pieces of you.” Jos says, “You like me because I’m weak. I hate that you think I’m weak.” Ryan says, “You’re not weak. You’re not. Not to anyone who knows you, not to anyone who cares. And what would it matter if you were? People are allowed to be weak.” But that’s the question, really. There are advertisements on hoardings now, with
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