part fourty-four

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i can't sleep, i tell you, my back turned to you.
why? you ask
it's hard to fall asleep when your heart is broken into pieces. i reply.
tears start, and i realize at once it is not solely my eyes they are pouring from.
you're crying too.
—i hurt you, i'm sorry..
10:40pm

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