Maybe Rachel was right all along. Maybe the past is past, history is history, and you just push it aside and look for the future.
BARRY LYGAHomecoming’s stupid.” And it is. Buch of kids looking for excuses to grope eachother all night.
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It’s a good day when a goddess gets on the school-bus with you.
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Homecoming’s stupid.” And it is. Buch of kids looking for excuses to grope eachother all night.
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You don’t break up with someone just because of an argument, Josh. At least, I don’t.
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I just have an allergic reaction to lung cancer. Gives me tumors.
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And my parents made me want i am. So what? We get stuff from our parents, but we also get stuff from the world around us. From people around us. And at the end of the day, we’re us.
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If I think she’ hot and it turns out she’s a psychopath, then what does that say about me? I’m totally not ready for that kind of therapy.
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You don’t swing at any pitch. You swing at the ones you can hit.
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Are you stalking me, Mr. Fulton?” The idea both amused and horrified Jazz.
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See, forgiveness doesn’t happen all at once. It’s not an event – it’s a process.
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This is why I forgive, but I don’t forget. When you forget someone, the forgiveness doesn’t mean anything anymore.
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Yes,” Howie said solemnly. “I can teach you how to be more ‘street’”. “For God’s sake…” “Or is it ‘urban’? I can’t remember. Anyway, I can teach you, grasshopper. Or hip-hopper.
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Look, my dad has a saying – we’ll burn that bridge when get to it. OK? You get it? Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.
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And I think of nothing. I think of nothing but Rachel. What happens next is pure magic, and is for us and us alone.
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Anger and hatred, when left unfed, bleed away like air from a punctured tire, over time and days and years. Forgiveness is stealth.
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. . . but there’s a restraining order in place.’ She speaks slowly, choosing her words carefully. ‘I’m not supposed to be this close to you.’ You were never supposed to be this close to me,’ I say, and I have no idea why.
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