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“Because the birdsong ht be pretty,

But it’s not for you they sing,

And if you think my winter is too cold,

You don’t deserve ”

Erin Hanson

Stars are known for sy the eternal They’ve been a fixed constant in the sky since time immemorial The first inhabitants of earth used to stare at the same sky as we do now And our children

And grandchildren

And their grandchildren

Stars also sylow in the dark energy that’s the majority of space, and re that can shine

I SHOULD PROBABLY GET ONE thing out of the way before we begin My story? It doesn’t have a happy ending It won’t It can’t Noht be

And s Oh, he was all those things and more

Only problem was he wasn’t reallyyou should know before you judge me

I saw him first I craved him first I loved him first

All that didn’t matter when Dean ‘Ruckus’ Cole had his lips on my sister’s in front of my eyes the day Vicious broke into her locker

The thing about theseor the end The fluidity of life stops, and you’re forced to examine your reality Reality sucks Trust me, I know firsthand just how hard it does

Life ain’t fair

Daddy said it right when I hit sixteen and wanted to start dating His ansas resolute “Good Lord, no”

“Why not?” My eyelid ticked with annoyance “Millie dated when she was sixteen” It was true She went on four dates with our ed his index finger at me Nice try

“You’re not your sister”

“What does that mean?”

“You knohat it means”