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man bought for me. I’d say these aren’t very good conditions in which tobring up all the things we should have said to each other a long time ago.He looks at the door momentarily as if he’s trying to decide to leave orspeak. I can see the twitch in his jaw right before he locks eyes with me. “Ifyou ever need me, I want you to call me,” he says. “But only if it’s anemergency. I’m not capable of being casual with you, Lily.”I’m taken aback by his words, but only momentarily. As much as Iwasn’t expecting him to admit it, he’s absolutely right. Since the day wemet, there has been nothing casual about our relationship. It’s either all inor not in at all. That’s why he separated ties when he left for the military.He knew that a casual friendship would never work between us. It wouldhave been too painful.Apparently, that hasn’t changed.“Goodbye, Atlas.”Saying those words again tears me up almost as much as the first time Ihad to say them. He winces and then turns and walks to the door like hecan’t leave fast enough. When the door closes behind him, I walk over andlock it, then press my head against it.Two days ago I was asking myself how my life could possibly get anybetter. Today I’m asking myself how it could possibly get any worse.I jump back with the sudden knock at the door. It’s only been tenseconds since he walked out, so I know it’s Atlas. I unlock it and open itand I’m suddenly pressed against something soft. Atlas’s arms wrap tightlyaround me, desperately, and his lips are pressed against the side of myhead.I squeeze my eyes shut and finally let the tears fall. I’ve cried so manytears for Ryle over the past two days, I have no idea how I still have any leftfor Atlas. But I do, because they’re falling down my cheeks like rain.“Lily,” he whispers, still holding me tightly. “I know this is the last thingyou need to hear right now. But I have to say it because I’ve walked awayfrom you too many times without saying what I really want to say.”He pulls back to look down at me and when he sees my tears, he bringshis hands up to my cheeks. “In the future . . . if by some miracle you everfind yourself in the position to fall in love again . . . fall in love with me.”He presses his lips against my forehead. “You’re still my favorite person,Lily. Always will be.”He releases me and walks away, not even needing a response.
When I close the door again, I slide to the floor. My heart feels like itwants to give up. I don’t blame it. It’s suffered through two separateheartaches in the course of two days.And I have a feeling it’s going to be a long time before either of thoseheartaches can even begin to heal.
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because I’m suicidal. I have no p
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meet. His expression holds no shock
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He’s facing me again, resting his
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He smirks. “Probably not. But if
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That’s a hard question. I rest my
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I can’t even conceive how a famil
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He’s so nonchalant; he acts as if
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My whole body stiffens. He’s so c
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Chapter TwoLucy—the roommate who
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Ellen DeGeneres, because I began wa
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Dear Ellen,I fast-forward through a
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you see on a Siberian husky. I shou
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same pink bedspread and curtains I
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Chapter ThreeSix months later“Oh.
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“I’m not really hiring yet,”
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She scratches her cheek. “So you
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I nod and reach for the chair. “M
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One of his hands is holding the ice
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She stares at me silently for a mom
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Ryle looks down at me and then shak
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I hop pathetically to my closet, on
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in my dad’s chair. I turned on yo
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“You should go,” he whispered.
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I open the door and his immediate r
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the hallway, but then suddenly drop
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I turn off the light and laugh to m
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Chapter SixIt’s been fifty-three
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I can’t tell by his voice alone i
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Chapter Seven“Stop fidgeting,”
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“You’ll be fine!” Devin yells
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hanging on the wall. “I was tryin
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He stands up straight and takes a s
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My God, this man can kiss. It’s a
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He laughs and grabs my hand, slidin
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Allysa and I both look in the direc
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Chapter Eight“We need to talk,”
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I’m worried about him. It started
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survive whatever was going on in hi
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It had started snowing really hard
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would tell me why he doesn’t have
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So you tell me, Ellen. Was I wrong
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I remember one time we were walking
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the back of the chair. He kicks off
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of my head as he pushes harder and
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“Allysa? Why do you work here?”
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against it. It takes me a moment to
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“We didn’t just meet,” I say.
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He says it so casually, and I’m t
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“What about you? Married? Have a
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He laid there on the floor, curled
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far apart. But once I turn sixteen,
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far he hasn’t tried anything I do
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“Cookies,” he said. He walked t
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“You should have tried one when t
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Now I know my mother, Ellen. She wo
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anything about him being there. Not
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I pull my phone to my chest and smi
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We both spend the day busier than w
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“You’re in a onesie! You don’
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I laugh, but Ryle turns to me with
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for free flowers, though. She’s v
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I sometimes worry about how hard he
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“One hundred and ten,” he says,
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He nods. “Psychiatrist. He chose
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when I feel a piercing sting on my
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“Yeah. If you like stale bread. B
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I’m full of so much anger, but so
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“I’ll be right back,” I tell
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All humans make mistakes. What dete
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habits for the next several months.
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He tilts his head and leans it forw
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I don’t know what to do. I don’
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Chapter Sixteen“I mean . . . I’
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him makes me so tense.“I came her
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I run my finger over her signature.
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It had been exactly forty-two days
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I knew what he was saying. That he
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attack I’ve ever had.No one would
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Atlas had a chance to get to know h
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Chapter Eighteen“Oh, God. I think
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Allysa looks over my shoulder at he
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Chapter Nineteen“It’s been six
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Allysa is due in a few weeks, so sh
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He pushed me. Again.That’s twice.
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He remains frozen in place. I sit u
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I guess it would make sense that Ry
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Page 189 and 190: Chapter Twenty-TwoAllysa is three d
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Page 193 and 194: Chapter Twenty-ThreeIt’s three ho
Page 195 and 196: “Ryle,” I whisper, keeping my v
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Page 219 and 220: Chapter Twenty-EightAfter Ryle left
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Page 237 and 238: Chapter ThirtyIt’s rather conveni
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Page 241 and 242: I continue pacing the room. My hear
Page 243 and 244: Chapter Thirty-OneMom: I miss you.
Page 245 and 246: “I didn’t feel anything,” All
Page 247 and 248: “Hey, sweetie!” she says.I walk
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Page 251 and 252: Chapter Thirty-Three“What am I go
Page 253 and 254: It would be so easy. My life would
Page 255 and 256: Chapter Thirty-FourI finish rinsing
Page 257 and 258: He exhales a huge breath and nods,
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Page 267 and 268: We become a sobbing mess of tears a
Page 269 and 270: When I look back at him, his blue e
Page 271 and 272: Ten.Five.One.Neither of us takes th
Page 273 and 274: Note from the AuthorIt is recommend
Page 275 and 276: By no means do I intend for Ryle an
Page 277 and 278: ResourcesIf you are a victim of dom
Page 279 and 280: My husband, Heath. You are good, al
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