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Imani got her GED certificate few weeks later, she felt as if she’d accomplished more than she’d set out to do when she first thought of it. That evening, while she was seated on the floor and Jamie on the couch watching tv, she texted Matthew. Part of her wanted to initiate a conversation to find out whether he missed her as much as she did him; the other was to let him know—as one of her friends, even though he had said they were not friends, that she had fulfilled one of her dreams.
Matthew got the text. His heart thumped when he saw it, missing her, proud of her, and wishing he could see her, but he didn't reply immediately. He waited, not out of spite but out of self-preservation; he knew falling back into their previous relationshi
