As I rolled over, stretching out, my only thought was to go back to th…

Sarah Dessen
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As I rolled over, stretching out, my only thought was to go back to the dream I'd been having, which I couldn't remember, other than that it had been good, in that distant, hopeful way unreal things can be. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Lock and Key, p.102, Penguin
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As I rolled over, stretching out, my only thought was to go back to the dream I'd been having, which I couldn't remember, other than that it had been good, in that distant, hopeful way unreal things can be. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Lock and Key, p.102, Penguin

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