I understood now. This voice, the one that had been trying to get my a…

Sarah Dessen
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I understood now. This voice, the one that had been trying to get my attention all this time, calling out to me, begging me to hear it - it wasn't Will's. It was mine. ✨ Just Listen. Book by Sarah Dessen, 2006.
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