I Thought the White String in My Egg Was Something Dangerous—The Truth Completely Surprised Me

time without opening it. Then she set it back in the box carefully, like it were something fragile.

Lily said, “Did you stop trying?”

“Eventually.”

She nodded slowly. “Okay.”

That was all either of them said about it for two years.

“Did you stop trying?”

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The graduation ceremony was held on a Friday evening in June.

I had been looking forward to it for continue reading …