Now Doon seemed to care for his new friends more than he did for her. Every time she thought about him she felt a thud of pain, like a bruised place inside her.

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She thought about him every day and wished that she was in his arms where she could fall asleep in his deathly embrace. Now Doon seemed to care for his new friends more than he did for her. Every time she thought about him she felt a thud of pain, like a bruised place inside her. This quote refers to the story of Romeo and Juliet.

The two lovers were good friends, but they could not stand to be apart from each other. The pain they felt was very real, because the relationship was based on real emotions and not just physical attraction.

Source: The People Of Sparks

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