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[ iMESSAGE between
IVORY and TOM ]

TOM
please tell me
you're okay

IVY
it hurts, tom
so fucking hurts

TOM
do you want to talk
about it? what happened, ivy?

IVY
reality struck me
very, very hard

IVY
those comments, pictures
of luke and leighton all over
the internet. . .it ruined me
perfectly

IVY
and the fact he never asks
how i've been through this
since that day – really makes
me feel pathetic for expecting
myself to cross his mind
even for once

IVY
i don't know how to handle
this pain. i don't know how
to get through this heartbreak
and grow stronger because
the truth is i'm never strong
since we called the engagement
off. he's my home, tom
and i don't know if i can love
someone again. i've fallen too
deep into him

TOM
you see, ivory, every flower
must grow through dirt

TOM
maybe now you're in the midst
of the dirt, but you know it won't
last forever

IVY
what did i do wrong until
he decided to leave me?

TOM
no, ivory. there's nothing
wrong with you or what
you do. . .if anything it's
him. it's his fault for letting
you go

TOM
he's the one who fucking
wasted your affection to him
when in fact all men would love
to kill in order to get your
attention

TOM
see. . .the thing is
he's not the only guy
alive in this world
there are a lot of men
who are better than luke

IVY
i don't think i can
find another guy. . .
i still love him tom

TOM
listen. . .if you can love the wrong
person that much, imagine
how much you can love the
right one. don't let how you
feel make you forget what
you deserve, ivory

TOM
also believe me, sometimes
home can be another person

TOM
and you don't have to
search for him anymore
because he's very close
to you at this moment
UNSENT

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