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Why wasn’t I strong enough to stand up to ement party?

Because they’re your family A catch-22 I couldn’t escape

When I was doing little , I pulled away from Michael “I’m sorry”

He shook his head “Don’t be”

“I know I’ a lot, but—”

“You’re not,” he said as he wiped away o Of course, I’ll go It’s just that your fast

“I know”

Yet, he felt coet you”

“No, they don’t”

It was an uphill battle I’d foughtto stand on my own and be the person I wanted to be I was fairly certain that hy laring facts ofher in the face

As though he knew the direction in which hts ran—and I’uess is, your sister wanted Seth froot into Harvard and she didn’t She hated that you were dating soious family than her boyfriend’s And…you were happier than she was Of course, she had to make a play for Seth”

I rolled my eyes at how shallow my sister could be “I never threw any of that in her face”

“I’d never take you for the type to do that No one would Regardless, she couldn’t escape it”

“Yeah, well,” I said as I went for the wine again “It takes two to tango, as they say”

“Lizzie is a looker”