Giving Up

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I fell down on the couch with a thud, she looked over at me with a questioning look.

"I've given up on life," I told her.

She just hummed in acknowledgement.

"You're not going to tell me that I shouldn't give up on life?"

"No."

She slid into the spot next to me, I rested my head on her shoulder.

"I know that every once and a while, you like to think you've given up on the world." She kissed the side of my head. "Just promise me one thing?"

"What?"

"That you'll never give up on yourself."

I smiled back at her. "I promise."

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