@imthelcstprincess // x
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“Maybe...” If there was such a switch, sometimes Joe wished he could use it. Just give it a little flick, and then Iola’s memory wouldn’t hurt so much. If he could care just a little less, then maybe hearing her name, or thinking of her smile, or smelling her favorite cookies wouldn’t always give him that slightly ripped feeling in his chest.
But at the same time...
“I think I’m always gonna love her,” he said after a moment. “Even though she’s not alive anymore. And maybe that’s okay. It keeps her memory alive, at least.”












