The Art of Letting Go
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Chris Davidson handles loss, emptiness and loneliness at the same time as Amber Stephens died when she took her own life at the age of 20, he is now trying to get himself together as Amber's first death anniversary is closing in.
But the memories have been hunting him ever since and the ghost of the past starts coming back.
"I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It's okay if you have to leave us. It's okay if you want to stop fighting."
― Gayle Forman, If I Stay
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