Is it true?” I ask him.“ Is what true?” His eyes are the color of honey. These are the eyes I remember from my dreams.“ That you still love me, ” I say, breathless. “I need to know.” Alex nods. He reaches out and touches my face–barely skimming my cheekbone and brushing away a bit of my hair. “It’s true.”“ But. I’ve changed, ” I say. “And you’ve changed.”“ That’s true too, ” he says quietly. I look at the scar on his face, stretching from his left eye to his jawline, and something hitches in my chest.“ So what now?” I ask him. The light is too bright; the day feels as though it’s merging into dream.“ Do you love me?” Alex asks. And I could cry; I could press my face into his chest and breathe in, and pretend that nothing has changed, that everything will be perfect and whole and healed again. But I can’t. I know I can’t.“ I never stopped.” I look away from him. I look at Grace, and the high grass littered with the wounded and the dead. I think of Julian, and his clear blue eyes, his patience and goodness. I think of all the fighting we’ve done, and all the fighting we have yet to do. I take a deep breath. “But it’s more complicated than that.” Alex reaches out and places his hands on my shoulders. “I’m not going to run away again, ” he says.“ I don’t want you to, ” I tell him. His fingers find my cheek, and I rest for a second against his palm, letting the pain of the past few months flow out of me, letting him turn my head toward his. Then he bends down and kisses me: light and perfect, his lips just barely meeting mine, a kiss that promises renewal. Lauren Oliver
I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
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Marilyn Monroe
You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.
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William W. Purkey
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
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Dr. Seuss
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
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Elbert Hubbard
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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