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418 Irreparable Damage (Jayden)

But Lance had to see his mom's slow decline into depression before she finally ended things herself too. He had no other family he knew of and a shit ton of money.

So, we just became best friends, and then we met Winona and Lisa. We became each other's family when he didn't have one of his own, and I guess I didn't realize how much that bond had shaped us both until

now.

Lance and I bonded over our shared, fucked-up parent issues, and it made us inseparable. My mother might have been dysfunctional in her love, but at least she stood by me. He never had anyone.

Only us four friends hanging out and doing life. We were the ones who helped each other survive high school, then college, through all the madness of growing up.

We were just kids then, thinking we could save each other and the world. But adulthood and this betrayal make those bonds fragile.

it would do to me." He looks down, a shadow passing over his face. "I know. I know, and I'm not asking for your understanding. But don't hold this against her. She didn't do anything malicious. She didn't want to hurt you by being

get to decide how I feel

says, his voice gentle but firm. "But I do know she loves you. More

how am I supposed to believe that when she didn't tell me the truth? When she kept

about you. But I won't. You always have to make

with you. Don't you see, life is never about you. It's about everyone around you. Pull your head out

you that cuts me deep. That you could think so little of us..." My voice breaks, and I clench my fists,

can't change it. But I am sorry. I just want you to not let what I did

him knowing

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rare crack in his usually irreverent facade. "Don't do that to them The vulnerability is there, and

sort out your own shit. You're going to die an old and lonely man at this rate, Lance." "Lonely maybe. Not

hell is that supposed to mean?" I demand, narrowing my eyes. There's something off in his tone, a heaviness that

everything away. You've both been through hell, and maybe you need time, but don't let this ruin what you have.

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