He ran fast and grabbed Lila by the arm, oh so gently, "Lila are you not even gonna say hi to me?... Never say anything you don't mean, and when you fall in love, you still have to work hard at it. ... Humans are very selfish, we don't want to say goodbye. ... I guess when it's time to say goodbye there is nothing we can do and I guess it was our time to let you go. ... And to say a good goodbye....

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I would never forget the goodbyes, the cries , the ups, and the downs. The whole time I was in the 12th grade all I could say was" I cant wait until I graduate!" ... People were dancing so hard you could hear the collapsing sounds in their voices. ... The best day in my life so far had came, June 16th 2003 graduation. ... I know I must work hard and don't give up so I can mold myself into the person I know I can be deep down inside. ...

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I haven't texted or called her yet because I don't really have anything to say. ... It's hard to understand, I wasn't planning on doing anything, I'm not upset I just felt powerful. ... I thought real hard about what I should say, it was a genuine issue. ... I think that it's entirely possible I was trying too hard to create endless infinities between us, just so we could be infinite that I disregarded the speed as to which I was creating them with. ... So today I am saying goodbye. ...

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This broke the neck on the guitar and hit her hard enough to make her bleed. ... I wasn't really expecting the whole facet to shoot off at me but like they say "expect the unexpected". ... So it being the last concert day and all, we kept asking them if they would meet us at the church to say goodbye the next day. ... To see soooooo many people accepting Christ, took the sorrow of leaving right away, but then made it harder to leave. ... Discussing who we met, how hard it was to leave them, and our anticipation for our next trip. ...

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I have tried so hard to make everyone happy by ME being happy. ... Accepting yourself is a hard thing to do. ... I am here to say that life does not suck. ... Be who you want to be, and say what you want to say. ... I worked so hard my entire life, and 1 set of tears and a knife ended it completely. ...

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My face and neck perspire as I sprint away, my heart pounding so hard in my chest, I think it may burst. ... It is an understatement to say I am terrified as I am running for my life. ... "What can I say? ... He looks at me with a painful grimace, and says, "I saved you, didn't I?... " With that, and a goodbye that Adam mumbles nearly inaudibly from his lips, I turn away from the Cat-Eye and leave. ...

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As we walked to Grizzly River Rapids, Caroline turns to me and says "I think those guys behind us are talking about us. ... I learned all about his family, the sports he played, the life he had led so far and the life he wanted to live for the days to come. ... " My mind raced with the thoughts of whether or not to say yes, as this would make him my first kiss. ... It just didn't feel right knowing I would never get to say goodbye to someone I was falling for. ... I need to know where you are so I can get to you....

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the guy says as he places himself across from me before I could answer, he asks, "So what's your name?" ... I thought that maybe he left for good since I did not say much to him. ... I'm sorry, goodbye." ... I didn't know what to say. ... One feels as if they are being suffocated, and the other feels as if the other is playing hard to get. ...

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As Christians we also believe that when we die we either go to heaven or hell depending on how loyal you have been to what the bible says to do and what God wants us to do. ... I believe that God has a plan for me and that even in hard times it is only to make me stronger and that it is all planned. 2. ... I am so grateful to be able to have privacy and not have to be watched all the time. ... I don't like the high context culture where everything is so vague and you are just assuming you know the information. ... We are so busy building new land and cutting down a million more trees tha...

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Then I slowly see the drops fall from the sky become harder and harder. ... " I began to cry harder. ... " The rain becomes harder and harder as I run home in shame. ... " "How can you be so cold? ... " Emily says as she leaves the bathroom. ...

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