I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when she walked in on you two.Thanks for your compassion, I say dryly. I’m hanging up now.No! I’m sorry for laughing. It’s just that the more we talk, the mo...
I wish I could turn back time, but I can't. I made a stupid decision because I thought I was invincible, and I'll pay for it the rest of my life.
I want the same things out of life you do, I admit. I just go about them in a different way. You adapt to your environment, I adapt to mine. I put my hand back on hers. Let me show you I’m different....
I start to walk out of the room, but I hear him start to panic and his breathing gets labored. He reaches out to me. Don’t go. Please.I sit next to him on the bed, wondering if he’s afraid of being ab...
I start to get up, to leave him my whole bed so he could sleep in peace.Don't leave me. he says. Lie next to me.
I sit on the bathroom floor, wiping my eyes with toilet paper and doing my best to cover my nose.A loud knock interrupts my crying fit. Brittany, you in there? Alex’s voice comes through the door.No.P...
I read that goldfish have a memory of five seconds. I envy them. My memory of Alex, my love for him, will last my lifetime.
I park my bike in her driveway and ring her doorbell. I clear my throat so I don’t choke on my words. , what am I gonna say to her? And why am I feeling all insecure, like I need to impress her becaus...
I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.
I don't want to point out her flaws, but if I see her going on a self-destructive path, isn't it up to me as her friend to stop her?
I don't deserve you. You know that, querida, don't you? (Alex)
I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror on the opposite wall. I absently run my fingers through my hair. You’re always doin’ that.Doing what?Fixin’ your hair or makeup.So, what’s wrong with trying t...
He looks at me with chocolate brown eyes that are so intense I swear they could hypnotize someone. You ready? he asks.For a nanosecond, as I’m staring into those dark eyes, I wonder what it would be l...
Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.
From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone.
Do you want to know how your chemistry partner is holding up?I shake my head. Nope. Don’t care. The words almost get stuck in my throat.She sighs in frustration, then walks over to the window ledge an...
Brittany was right. I don’t belong here. It doesn’t matter, because even if I don’t belong in this place, she’s here and I want to be where she is.
Bein' here with you . . . you've really got under my skin.You want to break the rule?He nods slowly. Yeah. Why? Because I’m tryin’ to push you away when all I want to do is hold you. I know you say yo...
At nine Megan calls to complain about Darlene. She thinks Darlene changed over the summer and now has a big ego because she’s dating a college guy. At nine thirty Darlene calls to say she suspects Meg...
And Brittany…She didn’t want me to drive her home from Isa’s house because she didn’t want to be seen with me. Fuck that shit. Carlos isn’t the only one who deserves an earful from me.I flip open my c...