"I feel like something just changed, but I'm not sure what it is," she says, leaning her chin into her hand. "I...there was someone that I left behind, too. So. I understand? If that helps?"
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"I feel like something just changed, but I'm not sure what it is," she says, leaning her chin into her hand. "I...there was someone that I left behind, too. So. I understand? If that helps?"