The Darkest Corner of the Heart (The Brightest Light #2)

by Lisina Coney

I have much bigger and more pressing issues to worry about now than a past I can’t fix.

And when he’s quick to put a hand on the car so I don’t hit my head as I climb in, I tell myself it’s something he does for all his patients.

I recognize her pain too well. The feeling of wanting to open up, to tell someone what’s been infesting your heart for so long, but not being physically able to get the words out. The helplessness that comes with that invisible string made of insecurities, forcing you to stay quiet, to make the pain stay locked until only darkness remains.

“I mean, it’s not like I’m telling you I don’t know who Taylor Swift is. Now that would be a crime,”

“Who did this to you,

It’s like I’m damaged, and all people see when they look at me is a person they can have a good time with today and throw away tomorrow.

Sometimes dreams take a bit longer to happen, and sometimes they change completely because so do we.

Life is a constant battle of choices, and you won’t know if you’ve made the right one until you dare to take a leap of faith.