Like so many before them, they didn't care that my dad was only the me…

Sarah Dessen
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Like so many before them, they didn't care that my dad was only the messenger. They still wanted to shoot him. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2011). What Happened to Goodbye, p.36, Penguin
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