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Hope: I’ve only read two chapters.

Heath is quicker with replies.

Heath: Already fucking bored?

Hope: No. Not at all.

Hope. I’ve waited for this for years. I’m taking my time to enjoy it. I don’t want it to be over in a matter of days.

Heath: It’ll be fucking over when you want it to be.

He’s not wrong. I want to stretch out my time reading this series for as long as I can. I want to remember this moment so that when I look back, I know I had an incredible time reading it.

Hope: You’re right.

Hope: Don’t you want some things to last a little longer because they’re too perfect to be over soon?

It takes him two minutes to reply.

Heath: The sooner it’s over the better it is.

Hope: I don’t believe that. I like it when something that feels good lasts for a while. I don’t want the magic to disappear.

Heath: At this rate, you might get a letter from the magic school.

Hope: It’s called HOGWARTS!

Heath: Could you write it in capital letters? I couldn’t fucking see that.

Hope: By the way, I’m five years late to get my letter.

Heath: I feel fucking sorry for you.

Hope: Me too. I could’ve been an awesome wizard but I’m a muggle.

Heath: What a grave fucking tragedy.

Hope: Indeed. Anyway…back to our previous topic.

Hope: Someday you’ll want a moment to last forever.

Heath: I highly fucking doubt it.

Hope: We’ll see.

Heath: Marie is rubbing off on you.

Hope: She is.

Heath: ‘grumpy’ emoji

Hope: I’m off to finish reading the book that YOU got me.

Hope: Thank you once again.

Heath: Shut up.

I pick up my book but I'm too distracted to continue. I keep thinking of our chat and Heath. For as long as I can remember books have always managed to occupy my mind, but for the first time, all I can think about is a guy.

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