Strawberries & Cigarettes
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She has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
He finished all the required classes for graduating by his freshman year.
She trains in ballet four hours a day, five days a week.
He doesn’t understand people.
She’s scared of waking up.
He’s scared of not knowing the right answers.
Two entirely different people, both driven together by their fear…
of life.
(Cover by GoldLipstick)
A/N: Moet is pronounced Mo-ay.
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