Harlee The ride home had been awkwardly quiet, but to be completely honest, I didn't mind the silence as Cole drove the car we borrowed. I took that time to take in the scenery of the changed world we now lived in as I played out every possible conversation Cole and I were overdue to have in my mind. Strange as it may sound, the world was more beautiful now than it had ever been before. It wasn't beautiful by looks, obviously. Quite the opposite, really. But if you look past the destruction, you could see the beauty that happens when people drop their misplaced hate and judgment, open their hearts and minds, and leave their phones in their pockets as they help build each other up instead of breaking one another apart. When Cole turned down my street, I was surprised to see that the little house that I lived in with Dee was still standing. The yard was a disaster, but not even a single window had been broken in our absence. The very first thing I did after I walked through the
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