"I need you to hate me" so
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"I know that look isn't real. It's a practised icy stare that you've spent many hours perfecting. I know how you really feel. You could never hate me the way that look implies you do.
But right now I need to believe that look is real.
'I will be okay,' you whisper, 'so say what you need.'
I swallow hard. My ears are ringing. My mouth is dry.
I know what I want. What I need. I just have to say it.
What I need is too much to ask. What I need is something I shouldn't ask of anyone.
I need..."
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