Sometimes we don’t get second chances, Owen. Sometimes things just end.” He winces. “We didn’t even get a first chance.

Colleen Hoover
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Sometimes we don't get second chances, Owen. Sometimes things just end. - Owen is talking to himself, but he uses it to talk to his son about the end of their friendship. Owen feels that he is giving his son the chance to change the way he views his dad.

Source: Confess

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