Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days donโt last forever, you know. But Iโll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.
Marie LuHe has tears in his eyes now. The sight is more than I can bear. He takes two steps away from me and then turns back like a caged animal. โDo you even love me?โ he suddenly asks. He grips both of my shoulders. โIโve said it to you before, and I still mean it. But Iโve never heard it from you.
Marie LuSo, tell me,โ he whispers. โHow fast did you climb those fourteen stories?โ Thomas makes a disapproving sound in his throat, but I break into a grin. Stormโs past. Metias loves me again. โSix minutes,โ I whisper back to my brother. โAnd forty-four seconds. How do you like that?โ โThat must be some sort of record. Not that, you know, youโre supposed to do it.
Marie LuWe can heal. Perhaps we can return to that same place we once stood, when we were both young and innocent.
Marie LuThen Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together. โHi,โ he says. โIโm Daniel.โ โHi,โ I reply. โIโm June.
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