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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.

Veronica Roth

It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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Again Embrace Ever Feel Gone Like Remind Same
I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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Around Chest Each Exactly Hand Memorize Mine Pressure Together Waist
I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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Alive Building Cast Darkness Laugh Laughter Light Place Remind Strange
I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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Armor Bare Everyone Feel Gone Realize Really Secret See Until Wore
Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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Challenge Choice Eye Look
My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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Again Call Four Name Problem Say
I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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Change Come Difficult Know Line Long Many Origin Slowly Stung Together Work
I didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
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Bleed Idiocy Know Nose People Spontaneously Start
To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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Between Find Place Think Want Wise
I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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Afraid Become Control Desperate Father Feel Halfway Impulsive Lost Mother Violent
My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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Caleb Everything Father Fireplace Help Homework Kid Mother Neighbour Peace Suppose
Resisting is worth doing.
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Do Resist Worth
To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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Community Discomfort Discover Factionless Important Just Live Most Poverty Separate Society Thing
But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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Also Each Learn Mended Other
Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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Always Damage Each Other Even Learn Life One Escape Since Young
Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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Cry Eyes Face Inspect Like Look Narrowing Say

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