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Looking through old photos and I found one of my junior homecoming dance. It was the night after my dad's funeral. My friend who'd stayed with me the entire week, in my bed, through all the tears, made me get out of bed that night. She pulled my shirt up over my head and told me to get in the shower. She washed my hair for me. She curled it. She rubbed foundation onto my face, lined my eyes, and put me in my dress.

She contacted my other friends who were feeling awkward and unsure of what to do and told them the party was still on, to meet at my house for photos before the dance.

They all showed up, and I went to the dance, and we all screamed and cried, and I took my first step to healing.

I haven't spoken to that girl in five years. Nothing happened. I moved away. She fell in love. We grew apart and into our own lives.

It's strikes me how beautiful the ephermeral nature of teenage friendships can be.

We may not need each other now, but there was a time when I needed her more than anyone. And sometimes she needed me.

And the universe put us together just then. Just when it was most important. Not a year too late or too soon. The same town, the same school, the same classroom where we could meet. Right when it mattered.

We come and go from people's lives every day, and along the way we may get a chance to love someone fully, just for a little while.

I'll remember every single one.

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dduane

So. Many. Late. Nights. 😆

renxiaoyao

no 1 ever has a crush on me cause i got an abrasive personality and am a lil ugly but that’s ok cause those are my best qualities

elfzelda

NOOOOO

pigmenting

hitch your heart to one small thing

werecat

reminds me of this!

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tessacrowley

teacup what the fuck i just woke up why would you put this rIGHT AT THE TOP OF MY DASH

wolg-fang

Ok so I’m crying and you should experience this wonder too

chibird

Maybe some of you are in a place where you need to hear these things. Trust me, it does turn out okay. 💛

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narwhalsarefalling

rb this one instead of the one amazon stole without credit

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Anna is such a lovely girl!

Hope you like,

Vago

The slimmest of silver linings

Hoo boy, here we go

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theregoesmylurkerstatus

Brian: “Is Beau worried about the fact that she used Jester’s full name in front of Trent when the Astrid letter used the name Lavorre?”

Marisha:

Taliesin: You didn’t even think about it did you

Marisha:

Taliesin: You weren’t worried about it because you hadn’t realized

Marisha:

Taliesin: You’re worried about it now, aren’t you?

Marisha:

Marisha: …Mm hm.

So... We back?

Been a while. Apparently I have to make a post to view my many notifications. Seems a bit arbitrary but hey-ho, here we go.

momentsinreading

“My cousin Helen, who is in her 90s now, was in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. She and a bunch of the girls in the ghetto had to do sewing each day. And if you were found with a book, it was an automatic death penalty. She had gotten hold of a copy of ‘Gone With the Wind’, and she would take three or four hours out of her sleeping time each night to read. And then, during the hour or so when they were sewing the next day, she would tell them all the story. These girls were risking certain death for a story. And when she told me that story herself, it actually made what I do feel more important. Because giving people stories is not a luxury. It’s actually one of the things that you live and die for.” –Neil Gaiman