My sister, who never understood most of the things I wanted her to, mi…

Sarah Dessen
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My sister, who never understood most of the things I wanted her to, might have been able to understand what had happened to me in this summer of weddings and beginnings. And she was right. The first boy was always the hardest. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). That Summer, p.198, Penguin
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My sister, who never understood most of the things I wanted her to, might have been able to understand what had happened to me in this summer of weddings and beginnings. And she was right. The first boy was always the hardest. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). That Summer, p.198, Penguin

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