"I had to have him, had to. Just the way I had to have everything I wanted; or had to do everything I'd ever wanted to do."

Desire, Possession, Want, Obsession

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"I had to have him, had to. Just the way I had to have everything I wanted; or had to do everything I'd ever wanted to do."

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