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What happened to goodbye?

What happened to goodbye?

Sarah Dessen
Goodbye, Missing Someone, Happened
Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.2, Penguin

But all the love in the world won't save a sinking ship. You have to either bail or jump overboard.

Sarah Dessen
Goodbye, Bail, World
Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.45, Penguin

She was so emotional, on the verge of tears. This was what I'd wanted to prevent with all those quick disappearances, the tangledness of farewells and all the baggage they brought with them. But now, looking at Deb, I realized what else I'd given up: knowing for sure that someone was going to miss me. What happened to goodbye, Michael in Westcott had written on my Ume.com page. I was pretty sure I knew, now. It had been packed away in a box of its own, trying to be forgotten, until I really needed it. Until now.

Sarah Dessen
Goodbye, Farewell, Emotional
Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.210, Penguin

I hadn't said goodbye. It had been easier, like always, to just disappear, sparing myself the messy details of another farewell. Now, my fingers hovered over my track pad, moving the cursor down to his comment section before I stopped myself. What was the point? Anything I said now would only be an afterthought. Elizabeth who goes by her middle name

Sarah Dessen
Goodbye, Moving, Farewell
Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.24, Penguin UK

But I'd long ago learned not to be picky in farewells. They weren't guaranteed or promised. You were lucky, more than blessed, if you got a good-bye at all.

Sarah Dessen
Goodbye, Blessed, Farewell
Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.10, Penguin

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