And why are you doing this to me? is the awful, selfish thought that is left unsaid.Louise O'Neill
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Jace,” she said. “Why are you doing this to me?”
Why are you touching me?"
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Mom." I couldn't believe she was doing this again. She was taking this moment, this time when I was ... 
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Why is my love for you, dyed in wool?
She is catalyst.
Tell me why you don't do it??
Just Me, Just Me
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Why are you crying?"
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Forget the girl who had everything. She died when her father did."
Aren't you frightened?" 
But… all I said was that I was scared." 
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I guess that’s how well you know me. You think I like hearing this news.”
What do you do?' she asks, holding out the vest.
You should be wearing green," she said. "To match your eyes."
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You're cute when you're worried," she muttered. "Your eyebrows get all scrunched together."
What the hell is that?" I laughed.
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O woman, 
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Ow. Stop that. It hurts my brain.
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In that house, you will find my heart. You must break in, Henri, and get it back for me.'
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They should."
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