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chapter five, letter five
my lilah,
i remember the first time we met. it was at a ball. you didn't have someone to dance with and neither did i. my date stood me up. i don't know exactly how, but we ended up dancing together. it was risky because of how homophobic people were, but we just lied and said we were just friends. after that, you offered to walk me home. i accepted the offer with a smile on my face. when we got home, my father shouted at me. you got scared and left. i ended up with bruises and red marks all over my body. why didn't you stay with me? why did you leave? you seem to leave a lot.
