I sat up, sliding them off, and the quiet around me did not, for once,…

Sarah Dessen
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I sat up, sliding them off, and the quiet around me did not, for once, seem empty and vast. Instead, for the first time in a while, it felt like it already was full. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Just Listen, p.341, Penguin
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I sat up, sliding them off, and the quiet around me did not, for once, seem empty and vast. Instead, for the first time in a while, it felt like it already was full. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Just Listen, p.341, Penguin

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