“I always wanted you!” I said, too loudly, because I could barely hear myself think over the Greta girl, but he just stared at me, and I felt more words bubbling to the surface, pushing at my tongue, my lips. Tell the truth. “You’re the only person who ever saw me, Tomik. You’re the only one who ever tried. You never excluded me, you let me play D&D with you, let me hike with you… you never left me behind. You never abandoned me. “But then you did! You left! You left me behind and it broke my fucking heart, Tomik. You took everything good with you when you left. You left, and the whole world
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