"Are you sure? I have been told that I give awesome hugs." He says seriously, trying to convince me.
"No." I breathe, smiling a bit at his ignorance.
"Why not?"
"Because," I look down at my hands in my lap, "I'll never let go."
"I'm so sorry," he apologised once again.
She waved off his concern. "I'm fine."
"No," his eyes were filled with sorrow as he caressed her cheek, "you're not."
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Warning: this story's storyline doesn't make sense, many loose ends haven't been tied up, the writing's generally horrible and it this book isn't even finished.