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But really, the term βforgive and forgetβ doesnβt make sense to me. Forgiving does allow us to stop dwelling on an issue, which isnβt always healthy. But if we forget, we donβt learn from our mistakes. And that can be deadly.
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And in what fairy tale would John ever be any sane person's idea of Prince Charming anyway? He was the opposite of charming. More like Prince Terrifying.
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Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Anything at all.
One.
Two.
Three.
Blink.
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And eternity is a long time. So if you have to spend it with someone I could see wanting to spend it with someone impossible...but interesting....
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Why would John bother using windows or doors like a normal person? Why would he bother to say hello? Just poof. Crunch. Bye.
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He let his mouth linger on mine, neither possessively nor sweetly... like his mouth just belonged there on mine. And he was right. It did. It always had.
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Don't cry."
"How can I not?" I asked him. "You just said you loved me."
"Well, why else did you think all of this was happening?" He set the book aside to wrap his arms around me. "The Furies wouldn't be trying to kill you if I didn't love you."
"I didn't know," I said. Tears were trickling down my cheeks, but I did nothing to try to stop them. His shirt was absorving most of them. "You never said anything about it. Every time I saw you, you just acted so... wild."
"How was I supposed to act?" he asked. "You kept doing things like throwing tea in my face.
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You didn't," John said, stepping from the shadows as he clapped for me, "even hit your head this time.
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You just said you were sorry."
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"I was only apologizing," he said stiffly, "for startling you. The applause was to compliment you on the improvement in your life-saving techniques since the last time you-
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No Hello.
No Hi, Pierce. Nice right hook you have there.
No It's lovely to see you. Sorry about your counselor being killed last night. Yes, I see your grandmother is a Fury even though I told you none was after you. I guess I was wrong about that.
Just Let's go.
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