For two hours I'd felt myself stretching tighter and tighter, like a r…

Sarah Dessen
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For two hours I'd felt myself stretching tighter and tighter, like a rubber band pulled to the point of snapping. And now, I could feel the smaller, weaker part of myself beginning to fray, tiny bits giving way before the big break. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). Dreamland, p.212, Penguin
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