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he grabbed onto the hem of her robes
i want u to live cho
he kissed her.
she felt her mouth
she tasted blood
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the world was white today
as has been for the past three weeks
mourning for him.
the boy who lived.
the boy who died
[to save us all
the one brave soul that was there
the one i loved
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"Are you alright?"
"Yeah."
[of course she would understand.
she had loved him as much as I did
"I stole him away from you.
I'm sorry."
a glance sideways.
"No, silly."
she rested her head onto my shoulder.
"We were just friends.
A childhood crush."
a long pause.
a sniffle.
"I miss him.
Suppose it was his fate."
a declaration
"I don't believe in fate.
There's no such thing.
We decide our own destiny.
That's why he made his decision.
[And that's how I know I'll be alright.
Not because fate said I would be.
I'll make myself better."
Ginny looked beside her.
"Oh Cho"
The sun set peacefully over the Great Lake and faded.
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fin