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I hate her I hate Lia out Even though Clara does stuff like this to needleabout how she fixates on the ends of her brown hair that makes her appear broken

"What’s her probleusted Most of us in the fa hers black, but her hair never holds the color

"She’s going through soht now"

Don’t we all

"Clara’s upset Moles with focusing"

Clara’s brain is like s extre on so a crossword puzzle or a brainteaser--Clara feels it constantly, and I hurt for her I’ve felt like she does twice ina never-ending foghorn I’ve found ways to keep my brain active Clara never discovered a solution to stay focused At least a healthy solution

"Handling how your brains work," Liam continues, "it doesn’t come as easily to her as it does to you It’s like you’re the same, but hardwired differently"

Clara has said that to me more than a hundred thousand different ways since ere young My favorite being that I stole her ability to focus while ere still eggs in my mother’s ovaries Because that happens

"She needs me," Liam says quietly

So do I, but I don’t say that Instead, I lay ers on the door handle

"Thanks, Bre" Liah of a reward Unfortunately, I’ets sappy because I did earn it

"I aerous They hurt people If you knew the stories I’ve heard, seen sory"

Liahteen ht instead of seventeen I doubt there’s a soul in this toho isn’t aware of the Terror’s reputation