Despite the horror, we survivors were endowed with a will to survive. Or instinct. Or maybe it was faith.
He changed me...here" He tapped his chest. "I'm not sure I can be the same person I used to be.""I'm not asking you for that, man. I'm not asking you to forget or even forgive. I'm telling you to find a way to get around it, not over it.
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He changed me...here" He tapped his chest. "I'm not sure I can be the same person I used to be.""I'm not asking you for that, man. I'm not asking you to forget or even forgive. I'm telling you to find a way to get around it, not over it.
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