They said I’d never glow up… anyway 😌

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I’d probably stare at the lock screen for a minute before answering. Like I was trying to decide how to explain a whole person through tiny digital footprints. Then I’d say: “She was the kind of person who felt everything very deeply, even when she acted chill about it. She loved pretty thing
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