Everything hurt. I closed my eyes, pressing my cheek to the street, an…

Sarah Dessen
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Everything hurt. I closed my eyes, pressing my cheek to the street, and waited. What for, I didn't know. To be rescued. Or found. But no one came. All I'd ever thought I wanted was to be left alone. Until I was. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Just Listen, p.332, Penguin
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