growing up and growing apart
sometimes people who really love you have to leave you for your own good and it's okay to grow apart
holding on to things that hurt isn't a wise choice
They broke up in college but now are forced into an arranged marriage
Will the sparks fly again or........
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Wrong place, wrong time, wrong people, right man
Surrounded with unfortunate events, unfortunate people
Those slim waists, slim faces, long hair and long nails
Those long legs, large hands, fluffy hair and beaded bracelets
They don't belong together
last days, best times, red hands and playing fights
Social priorities, diwali parties, arm wrestling and life stories
That's the closure I needed
Searching the crows, you stand tall, stand out
Walking out of that building with hurt hands and burnt minds
scholar badge, scholar board, Council badges and red coats
brown pants,white shirts, black shoes and red ties
Sprawling crowds, yellow buses, red rickshaws and black cycles
ice cream man, Mother Dairy, white vans and red lights
Saw you walking on the footpath with rolled up sleeves with few friends
I wouldn't wish I would be there
I couldn't wish I could be there
Could you be specific who do you like?
Blinding lights, goodbyes, Friday promises and exam time
White walls, black boards, blue desks and A/C nobs
Sweet memories scattered in my head
Teardrops all over my bed
These are the things I'll never forget
And that's the price I paid
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"If you love me, you won't leave me."
Jessie has believed those words from her boyfriend, Josh, since senior year of high school. She loves him and doesn't want to leave him. Not even when he shouts at her and hits her. Jessie's best friend, Kolleen, can't stand seeing her in that situation.
With a bit of convincing - and the worst beating she'd ever received - Jessie agrees to move into an apartment with Kolleen. But not long after, Jessie is scared the worst of her nightmares will soon become a reality. Josh goes missing, and suddenly Jessie would swear she's being followed. One night changes everything, and one person soon changes Jessie's outlook.
A responding officer from that fateful night begins to seek her out, at first claiming it's part of his job. As she spends time with her new friend outside of his job, she starts realizing that her feelings are evolving. After being abused for over a year, Jessie is terrified she's falling in love. What's even more terrifying is that he might be, too.
She isn't ready for love. Not yet. She makes up her mind that if he is falling, and if he does love her, he'll wait for her to be ready, and if she loves him, she won't let herself hurt him.
Can the words that used to cage her in really be the key to her freedom?
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