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forty-one

millie | ryder

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"promise if you ever start hating me, you'll just leave?"

"i could never hate you."

"that's like the equivalent to saying you'd never leave."

"i won't."

"but you can't promise that."

"i can."

"no—"

"what's this about, love?"

"...i was just thinking about my father."

"you've never told me about him."

"he hated my mother. cheated on her. they fought a lot. like physically. he could've just left her if he hated her so much."

"we're never going to be your parents."

"some days, i believe that's true. others, i feel too alone. like it's just me floating around in a big empty bubble, and it's always going to be just me."

"it's not just you."

"i know."

"do you?"

"ry?"

"yeah?"

"i love you, too."

"what?"

"i love you, too."

"you lied."

"i did."

"why?"

"things don't go bad unless i let them."

"so, what are you doing now?"

"giving things a chance to make their own decisions."