Darkness of Light

You’re fucking kidding me, right?” “I don’t kid about fucking.

This isn’t going to be a cute little storybook you can close when you’re done. You open this and you’re going to be letting things out you cannot possibly imagine. And believe me when I tell you this is no fairytale.”–Eli (Darkness Of Light)

Fuck you!” “Right here?” He crossed his arms. “That definitely wouldn’t help your getting over me.

It’s a little early in our relationship for us to be ‘surmounting,’ but, hey, I’m game if you are. I’ll even let you be on top.” He looked directly at me, a coy smile playing on his lips.

Holy shit! Can we say unstable? Was I the only sane one around here? Well, I guess that really wasn’t setting the standard very high." -Ember, Darkness Of Light

People who suffered through tragedy and wanted to escape from the harshness of reality would create entire worlds more actual to them than the real one.

You want to grab something here, Brycin?” he asked, bending over again. Um . . . yeah. Your ass.

Kiss my ass." "If you’d like me to start there.

It was me–a dangerous cocktail of pissed off and hurt.”–Ember (Darkness Of Light)

Holy crap, you are like a dog with a bone,” I commented to Ryan. “Or just one with a boner.

Truth was a nasty bitch sometimes.

Have you been drinking, Ms. Brycin?” “Does a bottle of tequila laced with heroin count? I also had some battery fluid... was that not a good thing?

A slight smile curved his lips. “I’m thinking about signing you up for the WWF.” “The World Wildlife Fund?” Eli scoffed. “Yeah, jailbait, the World Wildlife Fund. You can wrestle those scary panda bears to the ground.

All these boys were lethal. It really wasn't fair.

I scanned the decorated gym with a sigh. I didn’t want to come, but I’d lost a bet with Ryan. It was only one night. One stupid dance. How bad could it be?

Thousands of innocent lives had been consumed by the destruction I created.

I couldn’t seem to stop the nightmares from coming as sleep claimed me.

Nothing and no one are what they seem, including you, my dear Ember.

I hope so, Eli, because there is too much riding on this,

I swear if you’re trying to get out of telling me, I’m going to kill you.

Once again, I was the freak. At least here I was a freak among freaks.

Truth?” His voice was strangled. “Is that what you think you want? I can tell you that you don’t. Not really. And you certainly don’t want to know mine.

It’s better this way. It’s safer for you. You need to be as far from me, from here, as you can.

His top lip barely grazed mine when a shrill horn blasted through the air. We collided into each other as we jumped in shock.

Oh, come on, Em. It’s a great day. It’s cold and overcast and you get to spend the day with a bunch of angry preteens.

What the hell is your problem? Is being a jackass another one of your many hidden talents?

I would not let the jackass next to me control my life, and I certainly wasn’t going to run and hide from him.

You stood out because you were one of the few who didn’t look like they wanted to kill me,

I am providing a compromise. If she attends Silverwood, temporarily, and her marks remain satisfactory, she will graduate in June like planned.

No lock or door could keep out the things haunting me, but the sound of the lock clicking comforted me.