“It isn’t, but I know you. And you’re not supposed to be anyone else’s Gracie, you’re my friend. My Gracie. I’m too heavy to be a good swimmer, but I’ll never let you drown. I’ll never leave you. I’ll never keep secrets from you again.” “Alex….” I started. “Hold on, let me finish. Then my grandmother called me, right when I picked up the phone to call you, and told me to give you a little more time. That I had to let you see that you could be happy here by yourself. That you could have friends and build a life,” he told me seriously. “If I’ve learned anything these last few months, it’s that I
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