It was like discovering that some part of you wasn't yours at all. And…

Sarah Dessen
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It was like discovering that some part of you wasn't yours at all. And it made me wonder what else I couldn't claim. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Lock and Key, p.39, Penguin
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