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Sometimes there aren't words. The silence between us is flung wide as an ocean. But I manage to reach across it, to wrap my arms around him.

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I truly believed that the cost of success for us shouldn't be the cost of failure for a good friend.

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You don't have to say anything if you don't want to."Anna lies down, her head pillowed against my shoulder. Every second, another streak of silver glo...more

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We fall back into silence. I look around XO Café and notice that chatter happens mostly at tables where the diners are young and hip. The older couple...more

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Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound.

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A real friend isn't capable of feeling sorry for you.

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It turns out that sharing the past with someone is different from reliving it when you're alone. It feels less like a wound and more like a poultice.

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We sit for a few more moments, although there's really nothing left to say. This is new to me, too, an entire conversation that takes place in silence...more