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I lied. 

I just want to forget him. 

I don't want to remember falling down the stairs in 2nd grade, or ziplining in 4th. I don't want to remember 5th grade science class, where we bonded over making fun of the other less-intelligent students, or all of those years of TAG. I don't want to remember huddling together like penguins during the outdoor field trip in November, so that we wouldn't freeze to death. I don't want to remember all of our little inside jokes. I don't want to start crying every time when someone references Mean Girls

I want to forget everything. 

I want to forget him teaching me about basketball because I'm terrible. I want to forget everything. 

I don't want to remember that he loves bread and the Hulk. I don't want to think about him every time I see something green. 

I want to forget all of the reason why I fell for him, maybe then, finally, these feelings will go away. 

I want a fresh start. I want to be normal, to like multiple people in a decade.

I hate myself for it, but I want to forget him. 

To forget about his beautiful eyes, his contagious laughter, the way he gets dimples when he merely speaks. To forget about all the things I love about him. To forget everything. 

I want to erase him from my memory, that's the only way that I'll even have the slightest chance at happiness. 

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