Belittled

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  You don't have it that bad, he remarked.

My breath became caught in my throat and I stared at his face. A face I thought was breathtaking had left me breathless.

Not to make your problems sound small or anything, he added.

I looked down, then back up. I looked straight into his eyes, and I smiled.

Yeah, I don't have it bad, came a whisper.

As my world lay dead at my feet.



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