“The problem with people is that they hurt you,” Josh said with definitive assurance, “so all I have to do is just get away from everyone. I’ll just be a hermit living up in the mountains, so that nothing can hurt me.”
“What about a big boulder?” asked Kylee, “Or a cougar?”
“I’m serious,” said Josh, “kinda.”
“Me, too,” said Kylee, “People may have the propensity to hurt, but they also have the ability to help us when we’re in need, to love us.”
Josh thought a moment, “If only love came without pain.”
Kylee was too embarrassed to profess hers.
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