Trust

You’re here?” “Yeah.” “Why?” “Because this is where you are.

He’s the only one who gets me. Who knows what it was like, going through what happened that night … And he’s the only one I know for sure would risk himself to keep me safe.

It was us against the world, forever and ever.

I slid a bookmark in to flag where I’d been up to, because only an ignorant, soulless monster doomed to burn in hell for all eternity would dog-ear a page.

Having a gun held to your head helped sort out the big things in life from the little. So, some stranger’s opinion of me given in the form of an uninspired insult? Not a big deal.

It’s okay to be afraid, Edie. You just can’t let it stop you from doing anything.” I

What are we talking about?” hissed Anders, bringing his head down to our level. “Who are we looking at?” “Nothing. Go away,” said Hang. “But I want to be one of the girls!” “No.” She put a hand over his face and pushed. He made a weird kind of “ugh” sound and retreated into the night. “You

John Cole was stupidly beautiful, in that he was so beautiful it made me stupid. Not that I was staring or anything. “Sorry

All of the crazy, risky, wild, dangerous, irrational things I'd been doing, like rushing through my firsts. I'd been wrong, desperate. Just waiting for the end." - Edie

Human interactions in general were a trial, but attractive people were far and away the worst. They unnerved me. I always started sweating and turning red, my brain an empty, useless place.

Immediately, I turned away, only to be facing an entire stand of titty magazines. Wow. I sincerely hoped a percentage of sales went toward helping women with lower-back problems.