This book is exactly what you think it is: a laugh-out-loud romance told through texts.
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Tara is the new girl in town, and she's got junior year all figured out: lay low, stay out of trouble, don't trust anyone. She's prepared for everything.
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KEY: Tara / Sahil
Hi|
I'm sorry I lashed out at you like that|
Although you're still the biggest jerk in the world, I miss you|
And did you say something about pneumonia?|
Take care of yourself, please|
why don't you ever trust me, star?|
I don't even know what I did wrong|
It was so easy for you, wasn't it|
saying that we're over|
as if we meant nothing to you all along|
I need you to come back and tell me where we went wrong|
I wish I could take my words back. I wish I could do yesterday all over again|
but I still can't text you first, not after how you hurt me|
maybe I do have a gigantic ego|
I can't believe you'd think I didn't show up on purpose|
You should've known better|
But I won't apologise this time, star|
my friends say I'll find someone else|
I'm afraid I'm never going to want anyone except you|
I shouldn't have pushed you away, Sahil|
I'm sorry|
You've broken me, Tara|
and I hate you for it|
This feels so wrong|
not talking, I mean|
it's been one day of not texting but I haven't been able to concentrate anywhere because I know you're mad at me|
I hope you're resting, though|
fight me, argue with me, tell me you never want to talk to me again, but don't do this|
this can't be how it ends|
they say all good things come to an end|
and you were the best thing to have happened to me in a long, long time|
goodbye, Sahil|
I'll see you in outer space, star|
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a/n: I actually cried while writing this because it reminded me so much of an incident that happened with me. This chapter is my way of telling you guys that there are SO many misunderstandings in an online/long distance relationship. SO MANY. There's so much left unsaid, so much we don't ever talk about, so much we tend to just assume without concrete knowledge. Good communication is so, so precious.
