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“Me too.”
“You were little.”
“We both were.”
“I was so angry with him,” I say. “And she’s so damn happy now.”
“Yeah, and she deserves to be happy. You do, too.”
“Now I don’t think you’re talking about Project Sunshine.”
“I haven’t seen you in love before,” he says.
“I’ve been in love.”
“Not like this.”
Because Alex makes me want to be a better person. She makes me want to find answers. She makes me want to seek justice and find the truth. Alex is the type of person who never stops fighting. She’s brave, and she makes me want to be brave.
“You have to make a choice,” he says.
“What choice is that?” I feel myself start to slur, but I pour another drink. I’m going to pass out soon, and I’m sure I’ll wake up with the hangover from hell.
“You can choose her.”
“There doesn’t seem to be another option in your scenario.”
“You can choose her, or you can be miserable.”
“That isn’t going to work,” I say.
“Why not?”
“Because she deserves better.”
Oof.
I did not mean to say that. I don’t like appearing weak. As the face of the company, I’m always making public statements. I always have to sound strong and put-together. My director of marketing does most of the heavy lifting on that. She prepares my talking points, and I stick to what she says. I don’t deviate. Not ever. I do exactly what she wants and nothing more.
I don’t try to get fancy, and I certainly don’t try to go rogue.
Real life isn’t like giving a speech, though.
“Look,” Oscar says, “I know things have been hard.”
That’s putting it lightly.
“But I also know that life can be depressingly wonderful.”
"She makes me feel like I'm not alone in the world," I say. This is far too personal for me to share with anyone, let alone my brother.
"Does she know that?"
"No."
"You should tell her."
"I don't think this needs to be said."
