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This is nothing , Elizabeth We’re dreaoing"

I wiped her tears away, but I didn’t keep going

It rong

She was broken

I was broken

I ree of the bed My hands gripped the sides of the mattress The sheets wrinkled with her every ripped to the sides of the mattress Our backs faced one another, but I swore I could still feel her heartbeats

"What’s wrong with us?" she whispered

My fingers brushed against "

"Was today one of the big h she couldn’t see me "Jamie’s birthday"

She chuckled I turned around to see her wiping tears away "I thought so" She stood up, slid on her panties, and tossed on her bra

"How did you know?"

She s Her eyes studied hed for her In those stormy eyes I could see how disappointed you were that I wasn’t her"

"Elizabeth," I said, feeling guilty

She shook her head and pulled away from me "It’s okay," she promised She picked up her T-shirt and tossed it onto her ss and walked over toyou could see how disappointed I was that you weren’t hi this," I said as she walked over to her