Challenge
Write anything that has the phrase "You deserve better" somewhere in it.
Any style or genre is acceptable, poetry or prose.
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Sadness welling in his gaze, he glanced my way: “You deserve better.” Andrew said as I held his frail hand linked to machines they claimed would fix him years ago.
“Don’t say that.” I sobbed, head rested against his shoulder. The scent of strong antiseptics stung my nose; I cried a little more in the small colorless room. “I never wanted anyone but you.”
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