You quit? I thought you said it was too dangerous to quit, Alex. You said people who try to get out die."" I almost did. If it weren't for Gary Frankel, I probably wouldn't have made it.""Gary Frankel?" The nicest, geekiest guy in school? For the first time I scan Alex's face and see a faint, new scar above his eye and nasty ones by his ear and neck. "Oh, God! W-what did they d-do to you?" He takes my hand and places it on his chest. His eyes are intense and dark, like they were the first time I noticed him in the parking lot that first day of school senior year. "It took me a long time to realize I needed to fix everything The choices I made. The gang. Bein' beaten to within an inch of my life and branded like cattle was nothin' compared to losin' you. If I could take back every word I said in the hospital, I would. I thought if I pushed you away, I'd be protectin' you from what happened to Paco and my dad." He looks up and his eyes pierce mine. "I'll never push you away again, Brittany. Ever. I swear." Beaten? Branded? I'm feeling sick to my stomach and tears sting my eyes." Shh." He puts his arms around me, rubbing his hands across my back. "It's all right. I'm okay, " he chants over and over again, his voice catching. . Simone Elkeles
Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.
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Don't cry over someone who wouldn't cry over you.
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Lauren Conrad
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Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.
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