She tried to think of what to say to make it all better again, or at l…

Cheryl Strayed
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She tried to think of what to say to make it all better again, or at least the way it was before she'd made her confession, though she didn't regret having confessed. Perhaps that was what had been wrong with her all along. Now that the lie wasn't between them anymore, maybe she could love him again. ✨ Cheryl Strayed (2014). Torch, p.176, Atlantic Books Ltd
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