Lauren DeStefano - Wither (2011)

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Who once had dreams of saving the world, now laughs at anyone who tries.

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There's nothing here to say good-bye to. There's no dancing girl. No mischievous smile. She's gone, off with her sisters, broken free, escaped. And if she were here now, she would say, "Go.

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But instead of tears, when I press my face against the pillow, a horrible, primal scream comes out of me. It's unlike anything I thought myself capable of. Rage, unlike anything I've ever known.

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So how long do you think it'll be? he says. Before the next hurricane comes along to take you home. Can I tell you my biggest fear? I say. Yes. Tell me. That it will be a very windless four years.

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In the distance I see a lighthouse. The light washes over us and continues on its rotation. This time, I don't know where the light will guide us.

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I think, in this strange world of beautiful things, there may be some humanity after all.

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