“ Fate was tricky like that. It consumed us when we thought we were free, and it freed us when we thought we were captured. Shannon A. Thompson
“ Her kiss could kill us, and my consent signed our death certificates, selfishly and without control. (Eric) Shannon A. Thompson
“ Fate was a reality, but it wasn’t a beautiful or angelic thing. It was a heart-wrenching nightmare. And we’d fallen blindly into it. We had no escape. It was happening, and it was up to me to guarante… Shannon A. Thompson
“ Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I’ll wake up with sweat drenching my chest and think it’s the blood and muck I was covered in that night. Shannon A. Thompson
“ With the smell so close, the ocean came into view only a few moments later, sometimes peeking between old brick buildings with bright blue eyes, other times peering for a lingering moment like long lo… Shannon A. Thompson
“ She was strong and stubborn but loving. She was an untouchable angel with a devil’s mark. She was beautiful. Shannon A. Thompson
“ Being a child sucked. Being a teenager was worse. And being an adult seemed so far away that I had a better chance at swimming the length of the ocean than growing up. Shannon A. Thompson
“ I knew why love was always described with eternity. A single minute stretched out for lifetimes. Shannon A. Thompson
“ I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It was the worst thing I would ever witness. Shannon A. Thompson
“ When I first met him, he was everything I wanted to be, but over time, he showed me how I wanted to be myself, and that was how I fell in love with him. Shannon A. Thompson
“ I don’t believe that," I said, and he raised his brow beneath his shaggy hair. "I never asked you to.” (Jessica) Shannon A. Thompson
