I had to wonder whether it was possible that this wasn’t already decid…

Sarah Dessen
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I had to wonder whether it was possible that this wasn’t already decided for me, and if maybe, just maybe, this was my one last chance to try and prove it. There was no way to know. There never is. But I reached out and took it anyway. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Lock and Key, p.151, Penguin
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