Pushing out a breath, I lean against the wall and slide to the floor. I sit beside her for as long as it takes. Listening until her sobs fade and the shower turns on.
T.L. MARTINThere’s a difference between loving someone as they are whole, and wanting to see all of their pieces. I’ve understood this for a while now, and I don’t fault anyone for it.
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It’s just a question. A question whose answer no longer has the power to hurt me.
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His eyes close, and he draws a long breath. When they open again, they’re colder than ever. “And that’s where you’d be disappointed, Lou. There is no good to be found in Death.
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Maybe I’ve dragged myself through the mud since then, but even mud hardens beneath your shoes. I must be standing on a mountain of it by now. And no one can touch me from way the hell up here.
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We both know you won’t touch her. You’re going to force her to be deprived just because you are.
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Hatred’s the fuel that keeps me alive.
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All the hardest, coldest people you meet were once as soft as water. And that’s the tragedy of living.
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Really see me. Then I remember who I am, and that no one wants to see the parts of me I try so hard to hide. It’s a plain fact, not something I pity.
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Like I’m a puzzle to be worked out and he’s got all damn day.
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Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
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Embrace the glorious mess that you are.
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You will eventually lose control, and when you do – when you lose every last shred of it until you can’t see red from black, right from wrong – I will be here. Ready to back you up, the way you should be doing for me.
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It’s time to see what happens when I fly.
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There’s nothing more dishonest than words.
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Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
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Eva’s an enigma, and she’s my enigma. My secret. My lifeline.
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