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    Grandmomma always said people were like tacos—the harder they were, the easier they broke. Being soft meant being adaptive, more flexible. “When you’re soft, you can contain more. And if you contain more, the world can’t break you.

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    Being good makes me sleep better at night. It's not that I don't suffer from there same symptoms as you--jealousy, heartache, insecurity. They're the side effects of being alive, pretty much... The gap between reality and our dreams? That's were life is tucked.

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    I wasn’t stupid. I realized that I was preventing her from being around her sister and her parents. Her boyfriend. I was banishing her from everything she knew.From a comfortable future.From money and opportunity.From family Christmases and blue-eyed kids with Dean, who was oh-so-fucking enchanted with her.From love.I was ruining her life.Because. I. Was. Jealous.

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    Having him look at me didn’t feel so horrifying.Maybe because he looked directly into my eyes,

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    You really are F****** arresting, love, but I reckon I'll be the one doing the cuffing tonight.

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