[she was right, of course. it's not that badou doesn't enjoy other things -- he likes to take photos. he likes to (try to) write. he likes to (try to) talk to people. he likes to watch movies. he likes to play video games. he likes to get in fights. he likes to play sports, and spew shit, and make trouble, and be a kid when being a 14-year old adult with baggage that tripled in size every day the world bit at him got to be all too much]
[but none of that would get him closer to getting back (and he could never devote that much of his time to himself, not then and especially not now)]
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[but none of that would get him closer to getting back (and he could never devote that much of his time to himself, not then and especially not now)]
[the not-lie sits between them, and he hates it]
i guess