After Shay’s car disappears and Dante looks down at his eraser tattoo, the story ends with the following lines:
“He knew the sting wouldn’t last forever./ But the scar would.”
These lines best develop the theme that:
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Young love is easily forgotten.
Those we’ve loved leave lasting marks on our lives.
Physical pain is harder to handle than emotional pain.
Friends come and go in life.