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Prologue

Charlie

ONCE UPON A ti from Disney and children’s stories, and words I’d always believed in As I grew up and reithmorphed, but never lessened I was so sure I would find , even if he wasn’t as princely as I’d dreairl

As I said, roith me

I’d always thought every event in our lives—­major or otherwise—­was just another part of our story thatI knew es of a novel, but still I waited for my love story to put all other love stories to shame For my happily ever after

Only to find out that none of it was real

Chapter One

Charlie

May 22, 2016

“YOU ONLY GRADUATED three hours ago,” my older brother unnecessarily reminded me in that authoritative tone he often used “Let’s just focus on et you settled there for a while Then when you’re ready, you can look into getting your own place I don’t understand why you’re trying to rush this”

And I couldn’t figure out why he was dis the importance of all that I needed to do “Because I have a court date in adone by then I don’t understand why you’re trying to stall this”

“A month? Charlie!”