Pega Rose

I usually can__ stop babbling, just to fill space, but with Julienne, I can see the appeal of just being. Julienne is quiet, obviously, but that__ because she can say what she means to in so few words. She has a commanding presence that__ hard to ignore. Julienne doesn__ seem to feel the same urgency other people do. Everyone else, myself included, is constantly vying for a space to occupy, just for the sake of it. But when Julienne does share, it__ incredible. She has an actual opinion on everything, not just something to say, and I want to hear about all of them.

Not everything._ Lily takes a deep breath and begins to pace the room. __ot everything, because you aren__. It may feel like you are, and I totally get it, I really do. The world feels like it__ crumbling around you, and it makes you feel like you__e broken too, but, Jules, you aren__. You are more than this, you__e more than this, this- stupid planet, this stupid country. They__e reacting to what they think you are, but it doesn__ make it true._ She preaches like it hurts her, and I recognize in the back of my mind that this is what she hasn__ told herself yet. And still she offers it to me.

And damn it, I should be thinking this through. Normal people can__ leave their job to return a notebook. But this job sucks, and I haven__ taken any vacation time, like, ever. I should seriously be consulting with a lot of different people before jumping in, but that__ never been a strong suit of mine. Because there__ a need in Julienne__ voice that I haven__ heard before, and I have nothing waiting for me here that won__ be there when we get back.