I gasp as both Will and Roanna vanish. Ice fills my chest, stabbing into my lungs. I could see him once last time. I got to kiss him. But Roanna. She’s gone too. I’ve lost both my best friends, and for what?834Please respect copyright.PENANAaWv65YalFv
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“It’s done,” Madame Pommier says. Her voice is somber, full of sorrow and pity for me834Please respect copyright.PENANABB8SgLs7cH
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“Goodbye,” I whisper.834Please respect copyright.PENANAPTDqkYfyHA
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“Goodbye? Are you going somewhere?” Like a telly flickering to life, Will reappears before me.834Please respect copyright.PENANAKaNxwCdb1l
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Tears flow unapologetically now, a strange medley of intense, irrepressible joy and heart-wrenching sorrow. I never thought it would be one or the other. I never wanted it to be one or the other.834Please respect copyright.PENANAPn9ZwIVCil
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But I know this isn’t about me, either. They made their choices. Both of them chose to go where they feel they belong.834Please respect copyright.PENANAt00fHGwYui
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Ignoring Madame Pommier, I press against Will—who finally feels completely warm, alive, and corporeal—and kiss him again.834Please respect copyright.PENANAnjnayWqPhX